| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |