| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |