| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| 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. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |