leviathan: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
le·vi·a·than (lə-vī‘ə-thən) 
n.
- Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship.
- A very large animal, especially a whale.
- A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible.
[Middle English, huge biblical sea creature, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwyātān.]
fatuous: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
fat·u·ous (făch‘ū-əs)
adj.
Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way: “‘Don’t you like the poor lonely bachelor?’ he yammered in a fatuous way” (Sinclair Lewis). See synonyms at foolish.
[From Latin fatuus.]
faux-naïf: Definition and Much More From Answers.com
faux-na·ïf also faux-naif (fō-nä-ēf‘)
adj. Marked by a false show of innocent simplicity: “Their gee-whiz, faux-naif comportment is not always convincing” (Madison Smartt Bell).
ingénue: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
in·gé·nue also in·ge·nue (ăN‘zhə-nū‘)
n.
- A naive, innocent girl or young woman.
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- The role of an ingénue in a dramatic production.
- An actress playing such a role.
[French, feminine of ingénu, guileless, from Latin ingenuus, ingenuous. See ingenuous.]
belle époque: Definition and Much More From Answers.com
belle é·poque (ā-pŭk‘)
n. An era of artistic and cultural refinement in a society, especially in France at the beginning of the 20th century.
[French : belle, beautiful + époque, era.]
savoir-faire: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
sa·voir-faire (săv‘wär-fâr‘)
n. The ability to say or do the right or graceful thing. See synonyms at tact.
[French : savoir, to know how + faire, to do.]
humectant: Definition and Much More From Answers.com
hu·mec·tant (hyū-mĕk‘tənt)
n. A substance that promotes retention of moisture.
adj.
Promoting retention of moisture.
[From Latin hūmectāns, hūmectānt-, present participle of hūmectāre, to moisten, from hūmectus, moist, from hūmēre, to be moist.]
egress: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
e·gress (ē‘grĕs‘)
n.
- The act of coming or going out; emergence.
- The right to leave or go out: denied the refugees egress.
- A path or opening for going out; an exit.
- Astronomy. The emergence of a celestial body from eclipse or occultation.
intr.v., e·gressed, e·gress·ing, e·gress·es.
To go out; emerge.
[Latin ēgressus, from past participle of ēgredī, to go out : ē-, ex-, ex- + gradī, to go.]
