verb: Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

"a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike"

1.(esp. of a comment or style of speaking) Sharp and forthright

"his acerbic wit"

2.Tasting sour or bitter

verb: Urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something.

"I adjure you to tell me the truth"

noun: eager and enthusiastic willingness

"she accepted the invitation with alacrity"

Concerning; about

"I'll say a few words anent the letter"

noun: an expression of approval or praise

"the opera met with high approbation"

Adverb: With an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval

"a waiter looked askance at Charlie's jeans"

verb: to ease or lessen: to appease or pacify

"the letter assuaged the fears of most members"

Relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral

"atavistic fears and instincts"

1.Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

"a series of audacious takeovers"

2.Showing an impudent lack of respect

"an audacious remark"

adj: without adornment; bare; severely simple;

 "the church was austerely simple"

1. State or assert to be the case. 2. Allege as a fact in support of a plea.

"he averred that he was innocent of the allegations"

Noun: Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

Verb: Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.

"the liberal case against all censorship is often cant"

lively and brisk

"he walked at a canty pace"

Noun: A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.

a sudden desire

verb: Make petty or unnecessary objections.

"they caviled at the cost"

Scold or rebuke

"she chided him for not replying to her letters"

1. A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad.

"spend the money without compunction"

2. A pricking of the conscience.

"he had no compunction about behaving blasphemously"

noun: An action that violates a law, treaty, or other ruling.

"young persons who commit offenses bear responsibility for their contraventions"

the outcome of a complex sequence of events; the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

A person's behavior or manners.

"there are team rules governing deportment on and off the field"

Adjective: Ridiculously small or inadequate

"they were given a derisory pay raise"

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

 "the critics praised her effusively"

Make (something) clear; explain

"in what follows I shall try to elucidate what I believe the problems to be"

Noun: Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation.

" she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity"

verb: to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

"'Not that we are aware of,' she equivocated"

verb: 1: to constitute outward evidence of 2: to display clearly : reveal

"man's inhumanity to man as evinced in the use of torture"

verb: exonerate; to clear of blame

"the article exculpated the mayor"

1. Feel or express great loathing for. 2. Curse; swear.

 "they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt"

adj: urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

"the exigent demands of the music took a toll on her voice"

Verb: Express strong disapproval or disagreement. Reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

"I expostulated with him in vain"

noun: 1.An act of leaving one's home or moving, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations

"moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another"

Adverb: Until now or until the point in time under discussion.

so far: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

adj: Existing or operating within; inherent

"the protection of liberties is immanent in constitutional arrangements"

adj: Out of keeping or proportion with

"man's influence on the earth's surface seems incommensurate with his scale"

•lying or leaning on something else;

•necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding;

•the official who holds an office •currently holding an office;

impossible to avoid or evade

"the ineluctable facts of history"

Noun: Casual lack of concern; indifference.

"an impression of boyish insouciance"

adj: Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.

"an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"

noun: Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

"he let out a stream of invective"

Adj: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) Using very few words.

"his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic"

adj: coming into being; in early developmental stages

"the nascent space industry"

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

"child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"

noun: 1.Deferential respect. 2.A gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy.

"they paid obeisance to the prince"

Adjective: Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

"they were served by obsequious waiters"

adj: troubling; burdensome

"he found his duties increasingly onerous"

Verb: Hold and state as one's opinion

“The man is a genius,” he opined

Adverb: Apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

"portrayed as a blue-collar type, ostensibly a carpenter"

1. (esp. of a person's manner or actions) Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, esp. in a brusquely imperious way.

" “Just do it!” came the peremptory reply"

2. Not open to appeal or challenge; final.

"there has been no disobedience of a peremptory order of the court"

shrewdness: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

"the perspicacity of her remarks"

Adjective: Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.

"he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions"

noun: foreknowledge of events

"a prescient warning"

An intuitive feeling about the future, esp. one of foreboding.

"a presentiment of disaster"

verb: to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

"he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions"

1. Deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.

"the simplicity and profundity of the message"

2. Great depth or intensity of a state, quality, or emotion.

"the profundity of her misery"

Verb: Win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.

"the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices"

1. Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.

 "the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious"

2. Favorably disposed toward someone.

"there were points on which they did not agree, moments in which she did not seem propitious"

adj: Aggressively greedy or grasping.

"rapacious landlords"

1.Contribute greatly to (a person's credit or honor)

"his latest diplomatic effort will redound to his credit"

2.Come back upon; rebound on

verb: Make a forcefully reproachful protest.

“You don't mean that,” she remonstrated

Verb: Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.

"he was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead"

1. Relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly. 2. Relating to a doctrine that ascribes spiritual or supernatural powers to ordained priests.

"sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests"

adj: of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning

"they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation"

1.(of a person or their manner) Slow and gloomy. 2.(of a person or their features) Dark in coloring and moody or mysterious

"his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes"

1. Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

2. Dirty or squalid

Adjective: Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

"a supercilious lady's maid"