| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |