| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |