| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |