| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |