| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |