abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
extrude |
to force out; expel. |
frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |