| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |