| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |