| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |