| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |