| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| 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. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |