| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |