Vitriol:

• (n) Bitterly abusive feeling or expression

Astroturfing:

• (v) Political term that describes a type of campaign that can be via public relations, television, radio, Internet or political demonstrations, that seeks to gain entry into popular culture under the guise of appearing to be a spontaneous movement.

Behest:

• (n) An authoritative command or urgent request.

Cavalier:

• (adj) Having or showing no concern for something that is important or serious. Can be used in place of: thoughtless/careless, especially when describing disregard for consequences.

Polemic:

• (adj) Of or involving dispute or controversy
• (n) A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific doctrine; A person engaged or inclined to controversy, argument or refutation.

Landbanking:

• The practice of acquiring land for future use.
• (n) A bank that issue long-term loans on real estate in return for mortgages.

Austerity:

• In economics, austerity isa policy of deficit-cutting, lower spending and a reduction in the amount of benefits and public services provided.

Eponymous

• (adj) (of a person) being the person after whome a literary work, film etc is named (the eponymous heroine in the film of Jane Eyre)
• (adj) (of a literary work, film etc) named after its central character or creator

Contumelious

• (adj) Disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; arrogantly insolent
• "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"

Portcullis

• (n) gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage

Speakeasy

• (n) An establishment that illegally sells alcoholic beverages, that came into prominence during the period of Prohibition in United States (1920-1933).

Flibbertigibbet

• (adj) Middle English word referring to a flighty or whimsical person, usually a young woman. In modern use, it is used as a slang term, especially in Yorkshire, for a gossipy or overly talkative person. Its origin is in a meaningless representation of chattering.
• It does not always apply to females, however; it has also been used to describe Jiminy Cricket due to his whimsical, chatty nature.

The tail wagging the dog

• An idiom: A small or unimportant factor or element governing an important one; a reversal of the proper roles.
• For example, She found herself explaining the new therapy to her doctor a real case of the tail wagging the dog.