| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |