| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |