http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives/0598

importune
implore
bluster
caduceus
chevron
escutcheon
totem
ideogram - I wonder why this didn’t get used in computer words to differentiate from icon, logo, etc.
oriflamme
hieroglyphic
earwig
chaperon - I vividly remember a chaperone who bestowed upon me what was denied her charges
impeach
dirge
ennui
acrostic
exorcise
kaput
embargo
lucre
superman
sarcophagus
iconoclast
typhoon
ombudsman
diatribe
posthumous
mascot
bigot
goatee
chivalry