| abasement |
the act of bringing down or the state of being brought down in rank, status, or reputation. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| obtuse |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |