| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |