| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |