| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |