| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |