| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |