| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |