| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |