| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |