| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |