| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |