| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |