| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |