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convene
To come together or assemble for some specific purpose.
ven/vene
'come'.
com/con
'together/with'.
protract
To draw forward; to lengthen or extend.
tract
'draw, pull'.
pro
'forward'.
disclose
To not close out; reveal.
close
'close'.
dis
'not'.
corrupt
Completely broken; ruined; spoiled; dishonest; disloyal.
rupt
'break, breaking, broken, burst'.
cor
'completely'.
defer
To carry away; to put off or postpone; to yield respectfully in judgement or opinion.
fer
'carry'.
de
'away'.
curmudgeon
A bad-tempered person.
acquiesce
To accept something reluctantly, but without protest.
haughty
Arrogantly superior.
lampoon
To publicly ridicule.
abstain
To restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
subsequent
Characterized by following nearly after in order or time; succeeding.
al, ate, ent
'characterized by'.
sequ
'following'.
asterisk
Pertaining to a little star; a star-shaped character used in writing.
isk
'pertaining to'.
aster, astro
'star, celestial bodies, outer space'.
subpoena
An order requiring a person to appear in court or be under penalty of punishment.
poena
'penalty'.
sub
'under, below, nearly, secondary'.
circumscribe
To write or draw a line around an object or enclose it within a boundary.
scribe, script
'write, record'.
circum
'around'.
ennui
Dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by boredom.
temerity
Excessive or foolish boldness.
debacle
A disaster.
deride
To verbally rip apart.
cantankerous
Argumentative and uncooperative.