| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |