Aplomb (noun)
a-plom
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance. / the perpendicular, or vertical, position.
First recorded in 1820–30, aplomb is from French à plomb “according to the plummet,” i.e., straight up and down, vertical position
Example sentences
“She landed the punchline with aplomb, leaving him agog!”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
