| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| 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. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |