| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |