| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |