| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |