| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |