| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |