| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |