| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |