| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |