| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |