Meretricious
Canard
Elan
Enervate
Propaedeutic
Cartoonish
Procrustean
Vainglory
Grandfather (as a verb)
Enthusiasm (in the sense of one's "youthful enthusiasms" or "an enthusiasm for politics")
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As you're no doubt aware, in the eighteenth century, "enthusiasm" was code for "cult-like behavior." That's my favorite sense for it.
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