| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |