| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |