| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |