| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |