| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| 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. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |