| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |