| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |