| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| readjust |
to adapt oneself anew. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |