| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |