| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |