| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| ingrain |
to impress (habits, ideas, values, or the like) deeply and firmly in one's nature or mind. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |