| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |