| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| dissonant |
not in harmony or agreement; discordant. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |