aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |