| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |