| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |