| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |