arriviste, parvenu, rapport, passe, raconteur, sortie, gauche, cache, sangfroid, liaison, envoy, sans, filial, droll, faux pas, enfant terrible, tete-a-tete, savoir vivre, esprit de corps, savoir faire,
Giving off a sense of calmness and coolness.
indifferent, not caring.
insouciant
Katy lulled opponents by nonchalantly walking onto the court; only when the whistle blew did she explode with ferocity.
She was a master networker, adroit at shifting conversations from one person to another.
according to right, properly
adept, dexterous
The mayor was known for his chicanery, over the years cheating the public out of millions.
to trick
subterfuge, duplicity
Carl didn’t find the two-hour walk too difficult, but he wanted to demur the next morning when his friends proposed a strenuous hike.
parvenu
Sarah took no time at all in establishing a rapport with others, talking to strangers on the train platform as though they were long-lost friends.
relationship and harmony
mutual understanding
past, gone by
Over the years her style has become passe — after all, who wears pastels these days?
The bears had discovered the campers’ food cache, making away with everything from sugar-coated cereal to beef jerky.
to hide
Nobody had ever stood up to the intimidating principal before, but with complete sangfroid, Alice listed what was wrong with the cafeteria menu.
The prime minister was wary of meeting foreign dignitaries, so he used his trusted advisor as a liaison.
to bind together.
“Dangerous Liaisons”
During medieval times, being an envoy was a perilous job, given the constant threats from bandits.
one sent
envoi = poem
A roundabout way of saying naked is “sans clothing”.
without
The diplomat quickly lost his overseas post after one too many faux pas.
false step
fashion faux pas
lieu: place
A good online dictionary can be used in lieu of a traditional desktop dictionary.
terrible child
enfants terribles