| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| obnoxious |
offensive or not pleasant. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |