| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |