Grades 12+ (WVI 5)
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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.