Corruption czar

Glossary of difficult words

to weed something out - to remove something, esp. inferior or unwanted items;

to demote - to give someone a lower rank or less-senior position, usually as a punishment;

highfalutin - pompous or pretentious (esp. of speech, writing or ideas);

crux - the decisive or most important point at issue;

resource center - an office whose purpose is to provide advice and assistance to a particular group of individuals, such as students, job-seekers, etc.;

fitting - suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper.