- aplomb ➣ (noun) self-confidence
- brandish ➣ (verb) wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement
- cantankerous ➣ (adj) bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
- diminuendo ➣ (noun) a decrease in loudness.
- dissonance ➣ (noun) lack of harmony among musical notes
- ebullient ➣ (adj) joyful
- fortississimo ➣ (adv) an indication in music, to play as loudly as possible; louder than fortissimo
- grandiloquent ➣ (adj) pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress
- hydralics ➣ (noun) the branch of science and technology concerned with the conveyance of liquids through pipes and channels, especially as a source of mechanical force or control
- maladroit ➣ (adj) ineffective or bungling; clumsy
- parsimonious ➣ (adj) unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal
- patricide ➣ (noun) the killing of one's father.
- peccadillo ➣ (noun) a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin.
- prod ➣ (verb) poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object
- rendezvous ➣ (noun) a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people
- requiem ➣ (noun) a mass for the repose of the souls of the dead
- sentience ➣ (noun) feeling or sensation as distinguished from perception and thought
- serendipity ➣ (noun) the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
- singularity ➣ (noun) a peculiarity or odd trait
- subservient ➣ (adj) prepared to obey others unquestioningly; submissive
- synapse ➣ (noun) a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter
- velvety ➣ (adj) to have a smooth, soft appearance, taste, or feel
- verisimilitude ➣ (noun) appearing true or real
- vigilante ➣ (noun) a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate
- xerox ➣ (noun) photocopy
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