| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |