assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |