| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |