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liege 1. Loyal; faithful. 2. Owing primary allegiance and service to a feudal lord. 3. Pertaining to the relation between a feudal vassal and lord. cant 1. To talk hypocritically. 2. To speak in the whining or singsong tone of a beggar; beg. noun: 1. Insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety. 2. The private language of the underworld. 3. The phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc. 4. Whining or singsong speech, especially of beggars. alembic 1. Anything that transforms, purifies, or refines. 2. A vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling. quadrennial 1. Occurring every four years. 2. Of or lasting for four years. pettifog 1. To bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters. 2. To carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business. 3. To practice chicanery of any sort. scrim 1. a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc. 2. Theater . a piece of such fabric used as a drop, border, or the like, for creating the illusion of a solid wall or backdrop under certain lighting conditions or creating a semitransparent curtain when lit from behind. bunting 1. a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc. 2. patriotic and festive decorations made from such cloth, or from paper, usually in the form of draperies, wide streamers, etc., in the colors of the national flag. 3. flags, especially a vessel's flags, collectively. limn to represent in drawing or painting. 2. to portray in words; describe. 3. Obsolete . to illuminate (manuscripts). nadir Astronomy . the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith. 2. Astrology . the point of a horoscope opposite the midheaven: the cusp of the fourth house. 3. the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair. hebetude the state of being dull; lethargy. flux a flowing or flow. 2. the flowing in of the tide. 3. continuous change, passage, or movement: His political views are in a state of flux. verb 7. to melt; make fluid. 8. to fuse by the use of flux. 9. Obsolete . to purge. thresh 1. to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine. 2. to beat as if with a flail. mulish of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable. nub 1. the point, gist, or heart of something. 2. a knob or protuberance. 3. a lump or small piece: a nub of coal; a nub of pencil. 4. a small mass of fibers produced on a card, dyed brilliant colors, and introduced into yarn during the spinning process. eiderdown 1. down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck. 2. a heavy quilt or comforter, especially one filled with eiderdown. 3. a warm, lightweight knitted or woven fabric of wool, cotton, or man-made fibers, napped on one or both sides, used for sleepwear, infants' clothing, etc. pap 1. soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk. 2. an idea, talk, book, or the like, lacking substance or real value. 3. a teat; nipple. 4. something resembling a teat or nipple. spume verb (used with object) 1. to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed by forth ). or noun