un⋅gain⋅ly

–adjective
1.not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.

–adverb
2.in an awkward manner.

a⋅plomb

–noun
1.imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
2.the perpendicular, or vertical, position.

pom⋅e⋅lo

–noun, plural -los.

1.the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
2.the tree itself.

char⋅y

–adjective, char⋅i⋅er, char⋅i⋅est.
1.cautious or careful; wary: He was chary of investing in oil wells.
2.shy; timid.
3.fastidious; choosy: She is excessively chary about her friends.
4.sparing (often fol. by of): chary of his praise.

in⋅ter⋅loc⋅u⋅tor

–noun
1.a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
2.the man in the middle of the line of performers in a minstrel troupe, who acts as the announcer and banters with the end men.
3.a person who questions; interrogator

hi⋅a⋅tus

[hahy-ey-tuhs]

–noun, plural -tus⋅es, -tus.

1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
2. a missing part; gap or lacuna: Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript.
3. any gap or opening.
4. Grammar, Prosody. the coming together, with or without break or slight pause, and without contraction, of two vowels in successive words or syllables, as in see easily.
5. Anatomy. a natural fissure, cleft, or foramen in a bone or other structure.

ple⋅iad

(PLEE-uhd)

noun: A group of (usually seven) brilliant persons or things.