| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |