| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |