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| Description of diligence (noun) industriousness; hard work; perseverance Samples of diligence Anything can be accomplished with diligence and commitment.
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| Description of metamorphosis (noun) change of form Samples of metamorphosis A metamorphosis caused the caterpillar to become a beautiful butterfly.
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| Description of cloture (noun) parliamentary procedure to end debate and begin to vote; closure Samples of cloture Cloture was declared as the parliamentarians readied to register their votes.
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| Description of quagmire (noun) marshy land; mud; difficult situation Samples of quagmire The vehicle became stuck in the quagmire.
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| Description of mimicry (noun) imitation Samples of mimicry The comedian's mimicry of the president's gestures had the audience rolling in the aisles.
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| Description of amalgam (noun) mixture or combination (often of metals); alloy Samples of amalgam The art display was an amalgam of modern and traditional pieces. That ring is made from an amalgam of minerals; if it were pure gold it would never hold its shape.
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| Description of cognate (noun) person related through ancestry; relative; kin Samples of cognate The woman was a cognate to the royal family.
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| Description of liberalism (noun) believing in personal freedom (favoring reform or progress) Samples of liberalism If you believe in liberalism, the First Amendment is sacrosanct.
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| Description of chagrin (noun) feeling of embarrassment due to failure or disappointment; humiliation Samples of chagrin To the chagrin of the inventor, the machine did not work. She turned red-faced with chagrin when she learned that her son had been caught shoplifting.
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| Description of curmudgeon (noun) ill-tempered person; stingy unpleasant person Samples of curmudgeon The curmudgeon asked the children not to play near the house.
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