| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |