| abrade |
to rub away by friction; erode. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| dossier |
a set of papers or documents that provide detailed information on a particular person or subject. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| frolicsome |
full of high spirits, gaiety, or merriment; playful. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |