| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |