| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |