| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |