| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |