| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |