abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |