| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| stately |
dignified. |