| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |