| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |