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Word: shyster

Definition: lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner


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::: multiform - having many forms
::: reconnaissance - survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information)
::: hover - hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state
::: headstrong - willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
::: quiver - tremble; shake; N.
::: barrister - counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
::: untenable - (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained
::: pendulous - hanging; suspended
::: optician - maker and seller of eyeglasses