| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| apostate |
a person who abandons his or her religious faith, principles, cause, or the like. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| premeditate |
to consider, plan, or arrange in advance. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| sardonic |
bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |