| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |