| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |