| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |