| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |