| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |