| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |