| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |