| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| 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. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |