| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |