| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| digestible |
capable of being broken down and absorbed as food. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| faction |
a group or party within, and often at odds with, a larger organization. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| rebuttal |
a statement or contention, as in a debate or legal case, that is intended to disprove or confute another. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |