| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |