abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |