| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |