| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| 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. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |