composure
121quiescence — I noun abeyance, calm, calmness, cessation, composure, dead calm, dead stop, dormancy, dying down, hush, immobility, inaction, inactivity, inertia, inertness, intermission, latency, lethargy, lull, motionlessness, passivity, pause, peace,… …
122cool — I adj. calm 1) to keep, remain, stay cool indifferent unfriendly 2) cool to, towards (she was cool to the idea) II n. (slang) composure to keep; lose one s cool III v. (D; tr.) to cool to (boil the mixture and then cool it to room temperature) *… …
123aplomb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. poise, [self ]assurance. See inexcitability. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [uh PLOM] confidence, poise. She addressed the audience with great aplomb. SYN.: confidence, poise, self …
124balance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. equilibrium, steadiness, stability; surplus, excess, rest, remainder; scales. v. offset, even, square; equalize, level, adjust; equal, match. See equality, compensation, symmetry, mean, gravity,… …
125calm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. placid, serene, unruffled, cool, composed, undisturbed; phlegmatic, sedate; tranquil, still, motionless, halcyon; peaceful, pacific. v. t. still, pacify. See repose, pacification, dissuasion,… …
126cool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. chill, refrigerate, ice, freeze, harden; calm, allay. See dissuasion, refreshment. adj. cold, chilly, frigid; inexcitable, self controlled, calm, deliberate, composed; indifferent, unemotional, self… …
127fluster — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confuse; excite. See excitement, inattention. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discompose, rattle, agitate; see confuse , disturb 2 , embarrass 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. confusion,… …
128patience — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. leniency, tolerance; perseverance, persistence; forbearance, long suffering, submission, endurance; solitaire. See inexcitability, resignation.Ant., impatience. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Willingness to …
