| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |