genuflection \jen-yeh-FLEK-shehn\ (noun) - 1 : Bowing on one knee as a sign of respect; 2 : kow-towing, groveling.

"Rathbone's genuflection around the president in the board room gets on everyone's nerves."

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tergiversate \tehr-GI-vehr-seyt\ (verb) - Abandon a cause or reverse one's position on something.

"When President Bush the Elder said 'Read my lips: no new taxes,' he later tergiversated on the issue."

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thersitical \thur-SIT-i-kuhl\ (adjective) - Foulmouthed or scurrilous.

"Diana's group promoted decent behavior at the school's sporting events and specifically sought to ban thersitical cheers and jouncing the stands at ...Read More

Fletcherize \FLECH-uh-ryz\ (verb tr., intr.) - To chew food thoroughly.

"Dinner table conversation came to a halt once the meal was served, as all were advocates of Horace's program and were wont to Fletcherize."

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iniquity \i-NIK-wi-tee\ (noun) - 1 : Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness. 2 : A grossly immoral act; a sin.

"Kenny detected an innate iniquity in the company, given that the top brass made in excess of millions of ...Read More

anile \AN-yl, AY-nyl\ (adjective) - Of or like an old woman.

"Thirty-year-old Margaret was constantly cursing her prematurely anile bones, which kept her from doing many physical activites which she had previously taken ...Read More