| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |