| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |