| coterie |
a small, exclusive group of friends or associates with similar interest or activities; clique. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| lackadaisical |
lacking energy, determination, or enthusiasm; listless or lazy. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| satirical |
containing or marked by the use of parody or irony to ridicule or denounce human corruptness or folly. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |