| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |