| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |