| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |