Vocabulary
Define abject
Of the most contemptible kind
Define bilk
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
Define foil
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Define advocate
a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
Define caucus
meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
Define libertarian
someone who believes the doctrine of free will
Define complement
something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
Define pert
characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
Define impute
attribute or credit to
Define covet
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
Define maverick
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
Define advocate
a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
Define bashful
self-consciously timid
Define arrogate
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Define duplicity
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
Define solicitous
full of anxiety and concern
Define engender
call forth
Define discomfit
cause to lose one's composure
Define virtuoso
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Define maxim
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Define legerdemain
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
Define surreptitious
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
Define mawkish
effusively or insincerely emotional
Define grandiloquent
given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
Define phlegmatic
showing little emotion