| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |