| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |