| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |