| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |