| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |