| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |