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ou⋅tré

  /uˈtreɪ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [oo-trey] –adjective passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.

discomfiture - [the elegant way to say] frustrating feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness

dessicate - to dry; dehydrate

denouement
–noun

1.	the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.

2.	the place in the plot at which this occurs.

3.	the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

aberration

1.	the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

2.	the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type.

3.	deviation from truth or moral rectitude.

4.	mental irregularity or disorder, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state.

5.	Astronomy. apparent displacement of a heavenly body, owing to the motion of the earth in its orbit.

6.	Optics. any disturbance of the rays of a pencil of light such that they can no longer be brought to a sharp focus or form a clear image.

7.	Photography. a defect in a camera lens or lens system, due to flaws in design, material, or construction, that can distort the image.

prate

–verb (used without object)

1.	to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to utter in empty or foolish talk: to prate absurdities with the greatest seriousness.

–noun

3.	act of prating.

4.	empty or foolish talk.

cavalier

–noun

1.	a horseman, esp. a mounted soldier; knight.

2.	one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant.

3.	a man escorting a woman or acting as her partner in dancing.

4.	(initial capital letter) an adherent of Charles I of England in his contest with Parliament.

–adjective

5.	haughty, disdainful, or supercilious: an arrogant and cavalier attitude toward others.

6.	offhand or unceremonious: The very dignified officials were confused by his cavalier manner.

7.	(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Cavaliers.

8.	(initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Cavalier poets or their work.

–verb (used without object)

9.	to play the cavalier.

10.	to be haughty or domineering.