| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |