| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |