amok
wildly; without self-control
And it's our job to rein in the excesses of capitalism so that it doesn't run
amok and doesn't cause the kind of inequities we're seeing in our economic system. – Hillary Clinton
inequity
injustice by virtue of not conforming with standards
And it's our job to rein in the excesses of capitalism so that it doesn't run amok and doesn't cause the kind of
inequities we're seeing in our economic system. – Hillary Clinton
quagmire
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Well, let's understand that when we talk about Syria, you're talking about a
quagmire in a
quagmire. – Bernie Sanders
amnesia
partial or total loss of memory
And I know my Republican friends seem to have some
amnesia on this issue, but ... the world's financial markets system was on the verge of collapse. – Bernie Sanders
denigrate
attack the good name and reputation of someone
On this stage, you didn't hear anyone
denigrate women, you didn't hear anyone make racist comments about new American immigrants, you didn't hear anyone speak ill of another American because of their religious belief. – Martin O'Malley
immigrant
a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
On this stage, you didn't hear anyone denigrate women, you didn't hear anyone make racist comments about new American
immigrants, you didn't hear anyone speak ill of another American because of their religious belief. – Martin O'Malley
inevitability
the quality of being unavoidable
To me it is the
inevitability of something like Benghazi occurring in the way that we intervened in Libya. – Jim Webb
clarification
the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
And as a
clarification, I have always supported affirmative action for African Americans. – Jim Webb
echelon
a body of troops arranged in a line
So let's go back to the tax code. And 0.6 percent of Americans are at the top
echelon.. But they generate 30 percent of the revenue. And they're doing fine... So there's still a lot more money to be had from this top
echelon. – Lincoln Chafee
paradigm
the generally accepted perspective of a discipline
We've got to stop these wars. You have to have a new dynamic, a new
paradigm. – Lincoln Chafee