| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |