Equanimity
Being mentally alert and composed.
Crinoline
A stiff coat.
Vestibule
A room that serves as a transition space.
Guttural
A harsh-sounding noise
Acropolis
A citadel
Recalcitrant
An uncooperative person
Prevaricator
A liar.
Raffish
An adjective describing someone who is attractive because they are not competely reputable.
Garish
Something that is gaudy.
MAD
An acronym for mutually assured destruction, which was the idea that nuclear weapons were deployed between two countries, each country would be destroyed by each other.
