The President Glossary

The President Glossary

snivelling

cowardly and submissive

somber

in a depressed or melancholic state

degenerate

the process of deteriorating or a description of a person or thing that has reached such a state

deranged

crazy or unhinged; having lost mental normalcy

destitute

in a state of near or total loss of solvency

reverberate

possessing the quality of spreading ever outward

muster

a call to attention

miser

a frugal person who often refuses to spend money on others out of spite

maim

to intentionally do harm to another

depreciate

to gradually lose value over time

vindictive

possessing the qualities of vengeance or the attempt to get even

rouse

to physically cause someone to awaken or rise to action

turbulent

rough and unsteady

precocious

advanced in intellect, usually accompanied by a greater tendency toward curiosity

ominous

a foreboding sense of dread

irrelevant

not important or pertinent to the situation or topic at hand

enunciate

to pronounce with precision in order to be properly understood

copious

in a great amount

verminous

actually or metaphorically in a filthy state giving rise to infestation by vermin

amiable

friendly and outgoing

pester

excessive attention to the point of being annoying

humble

modest in character

absolution

forgiveness with the implicit promise of redemption

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