| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |