| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |