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!”
Cardinal (noun) kah-din-al RC Church any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors A deep…
