Abrogate
v. to repeal or do away with
Assay
v. to evaluate (sometimes metal)
Auspicious
adj. conducive to success; favorable, fortunate
Avouch
v. affirm or assert
Calumny
n. the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; slander
Carnal
adj. relating to physical, esp. sexual, needs and activities
Clemency
n. mercy; lenience
Confound
v. cause surprise or confusion in (someone)
Craven
adj. coward, cowardly
Dearth
n. a scarcity or lack of something
Edify
v. instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
Equivocal
adj. open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
Grate
v. to annoy
Homage
n. special honor or respect shown publicly
Importune
v. ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something
Incorporeal
adj. not composed of matter; having no material existence
malinger
v. exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work
mettle
n. a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way
obstreperous
adj. noisy and difficult to control
pedant
n. a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning
pestilent
destructive to life; deadly
pithy
adj. concise and forcefully expressive
prate
talk foolishly or tediously about something
promontory
n. a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland
qualm
n. an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, esp. about one's own conduct; a misgiving
sully
v. damage the purity or integrity of; defile
tenable
adj. able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
uncion
the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch
vacillate
v. to be indecisive
volition
n. the faculty or power of using one's will