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Word: filibuster

Definition: block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter


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::: concave - hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
::: drudge - do drudgery; N: person who drudges
::: abase - lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
::: stint - set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting, unstinting; CF. stint:savings
::: occlude - shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.
::: barefaced - shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie
::: feature - distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
::: conjugal - pertaining to marriage
::: patriarch - father and ruler of a family or tribe
::: solitude - state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof