Words for the day

Doddering (Adj.) : Mentally and physically infirm with age. e.g. "His mother was doddering and frail"

(Verb): Dodder -- Walk unsteadily

Scuttle(Verb): To move about a process hurriedly

Staunch (Adj.): Firm and dependent especially in loyalty" e.g. A staunch defender of free speech"(Verb): Stop the flow of a liquid"staunch the blood flow"

Lacuna(Noun): A blank gap or missing part

Implore(Verb): Call upon in supplication; entreat

Supplication: A humble request

Denouement(Noun): The outcome of a complex sequence of events, The final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

Muzzle(Verb): 1. Fit with a muzzle e.g. "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

2. Prevent from speaking out3 Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them(Noun): 1. The open circular discharging end of a gun

2. Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

3. A leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting

4. Forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

Factotum(Noun): A servant employed to do a variety of jobs

Hobble(Noun):1. A shackle for the ankles or feet

2. The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

(Verb):1. Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury e.g. "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

2. Hamper the action or progress of .e.g. "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"

Hubris(Noun): Overbearing pride or presumptions

Apparatchiks(Noun):1. A humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization) "Democratic apparatchiks"

2. A communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party