| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |