| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| 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. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |