| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| 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. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |