| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |