| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| potency |
the condition of being strong in effect or powerful. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |