| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |