| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| 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. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |