| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |