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pule
[pyool]
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper

castigate
[kas-ti-geyt]
to criticize or reprimand severely

blatant
[bleyt-nt]
brazenly obvious; flagrant

portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

inchoate
[in-koh-it]
not organized; lacking order

maudlin
[mawd-lin]
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

pusillanimous
[pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

pernicious
[per-nish-uhs]
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

copious
[koh-pee-uhs]
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

eponym
[ep-uh-nim]
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

incumbent
[in-kuhm-buhnt]
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

adjourn
[uh-jurn]
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

buttress
[buh-tris]
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

holophrase
[hol-uh-freyz]
a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

prate
[preyt]
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

hobnob
[hob-nob]
to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')