| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |