| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |