| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |