| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| odorous |
having or giving off a distinctive or strong smell. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |