| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |