| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |