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DISGORGE
- To give up on request or under pressure.
- Usage: Speech by SEC Chairman William Donaldson on large fines being levied on Wall Street firms for corporate malfeasance.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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IMPASSE
- A predicament affording no obvious escape; deadlock.
- Usage: Report on recent talks by leaders of Pakistan and India in an effort to end standoff between the two nations.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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