| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |