| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |