| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |