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CAPITULATE
- To surrender often after negotiation of terms.
- Usage: Report on Merrill Lynch announcing settlement with IRS over tax-shelter dispute.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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DISCONSOLATE
- Cheerless; dejected; downcast.
- Usage: Coverage of golf tournament, to describe golfer upset over poor play.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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EQUINE
- Of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family.
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Usage: Interview prior to the Preakness.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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ILLIQUIDITY
- Not being cash or readily convertible to cash.
- Usage: Report on market conditions.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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LOQUACIOUS
- Given to fluent or excessive talk.
- Usage: Report describing Michael Skakel attorney Mickey Sherman.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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