| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |