| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |