| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |