| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |