| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |