| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| eulogize |
to speak or write high praise of, or make a formal tribute to (usually a dead person). |
| ignominious |
characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame; humiliating. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| meritorious |
having worth or high quality; deserving of praise or reward. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| rebuttal |
a statement or contention, as in a debate or legal case, that is intended to disprove or confute another. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |