Politics and the English Language Vocab

slovenliness

the fact of being careless, untidy, or dirty in appearance or habits

idiom

a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words

proletarian

connected with ordinary people who earn money by working, especially those who do not own any property

chauvinistic

displaying excessive or prejudiced support for one's own cause or group

atrophy

gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect

virile

having or characterized by strength and energy

traduce

peak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation

languor

the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia

priggish

 self-righteously moralistic and superior

hackneyed

(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

cudgel

a short, thick stick used as a weapon

roughshod

having shoes with nailheads projecting to prevent slipping