Vocabulary
Week 17

1. filibuster– the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority.
2. cacophony – harsh discordance of sound; dissonance: a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails.
3. magnanimous – generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
4. litany– a prolonged or tedious account: We heard the whole litany of their complaints.
5. sinister – threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
6. transcribe – to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
7. plume – a large, long feather
8. prudence – caution with regard to practical matters; discretion; regard for one’s own interests
9. mortal – subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
10. lobbyist – a person employed by a particular interest to lobby
11. procession – the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
12. goad – something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus.
13. echelon – a level of command, authority, or rank: the top echelon of city officials.
14. frowzy – dirty and untidy; slovenly
15. erroneous – containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong: an erroneous answer.
16. glower – to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
17. incognito– having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, especially to avoid notice or formal attentions.
18. monarch– a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
19. mutable – liable or subject to change or alteration.
20. presage – something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.
21. brandish - to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.