| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |