segue
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): se·gued; se·gue·ing
Date: circa 1913
1 : to proceed without pause from one musical number or theme to another
2 : to make a transition without interruption from one activity, topic, scene, or part to another

es·chew
Pronunciation: \e-ˈshü, i-; es-ˈchü, is-; also e-ˈskyü\
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French eschiver (3d present eschiu) of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off — more at shy
Date: 14th century
: to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun

from "BONES"

re·dux
Pronunciation: (")rE-'d&ks, 'rE-"
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, returning, from reducere to lead back
: brought back -- used postpositively

veto
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ve·toed; ve·to·ing
: to refuse to admit or approve : PROHIBIT; also : to refuse assent to (a legislative bill) so as to prevent enactment or cause reconsideration
- ve·to·er /-"tO-&r/ noun

rider
a : an addition to a document (as an insurance policy) often attached on a separate piece of paper
b : a clause appended to a legislative bill to secure a usually distinct object

from "Commander In Chief"

quantum leap
Function: noun
: an abrupt change, sudden increase, or dramatic advance

ap·o·plec·tic
Pronunciation: "a-p&-'plek-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Late Latin; French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apoplEktikos, from apoplEssein
1 : of, relating to, or causing stroke
2 : affected with, inclined to, or showing symptoms of stroke
3 : of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke ; also : greatly excited or angered
- ap·o·plec·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Heim·lich maneuver
Pronunciation: 'hIm-lik-
Function: noun
Etymology: Henry J. Heimlich b1920 American surgeon
: the manual application of sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen of a choking victim to force a foreign object from the trachea

bo·gart
Pronunciation: 'bO-"gärt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: probably from Humphrey Bogart died 1957 American film actor
1 : BULLY, INTIMIDATE
2 : to use or consume without sharing

bel·lig·er·ent
Pronunciation: -r&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum + gerere to wage
1 : waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
2 : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
- belligerent noun
- bel·lig·er·ent·ly adverb


from "Dharma & Greg"

co·ven
Pronunciation: 'k&-v&n also 'kO-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English covin agreement, confederacy, from Anglo-French covine, from Medieval Latin convenium agreement, from Latin convenire to agree -- more at CONVENIENT
1 : a collection of individuals with similar interests or activities
2 : an assembly or band of usually 13 witches

from "Rosemary's Baby"