| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |