| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| glib |
speaking or prone to speak easily and fluently, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner, with little concern for the truth. |
| ignominy |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation. |
| inquisitive |
given to asking and inquiring; eager to learn. |
| Lilliputian |
(often lower case) very tiny; extremely small. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| variegate |
to make varied or give variety to, especially by making multicolored. |