| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |