| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| verity |
the quality or condition of being true or real. |