re·pu·di·ate
[ri-pyoo-dee-eyt]
verb
- to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.
- to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.
- to reject with denial: to repudiate a charge as untrue.
- to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality, etc.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/repudiate
pot⋅latch
[pot-lach]
noun
- (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, esp. the Kwakiutl)
a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/potlatch
co⋅nun⋅drum
[kuh-nuhn-druhm]
noun
- a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
- anything that puzzles.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/conundrum
pro⋅sa⋅ic
[proh-zey-ik]
adjective
- commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prosaic
kow⋅tow
verb
- to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
- to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., esp. in former Chinese custom.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kowtow