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insouciance

in•sou•ci•ance

noun

lack of interest; indifference or nonchalance.

gasconade

gas•con•ade

noun or intransitive talk

1. [noun] boastful or extravagant talk

2. [int. verb] to bluster or boast extravagantly

maquillage

ma•quil•lage

noun

makeup or cosmetics

ersatz

er•satz

adjective

serving as a substitute and especially inferior

au fait

au fait

adjective

1. being well-informed or skillful in a particular subject

2. expert or well-versed

syncategorematic

syn·cat·e·gor·e·mat·ic

forming a meaningful expression only in conjunction with a denotative expression (as a content word)

orison

or•i•son

noun

a prayer

maudlin

maud•lin

adjective

1. overly sentimental

2. weakly emotional

3. foolishly emotional due to drunkeness