| Term | Definition |
|---|
| inculcate | teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| inure | cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate |
| tenuous | flimsy: having little substance or significance |
| cavil | quibble: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |
| vitiate | invalidate: take away the legal force of or render ineffective |
| abrogate | revoke formally |
| gentrify | renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations |
| apogee | a final climactic stage; satellite's greatest distance in orbit from Earth |
| countermand | a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command |
| obfuscate | make obscure or unclear |
| comity | The courteous recognition by one nation of the laws and institutions of another. |
| surreptitious | furtive: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; clandestine |
| fortuitous | occurring by happy chance; causeless: having no cause or apparent cause |
| protract | prolong: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer |
| decry | condemn: express strong disapproval of |
| fungible | a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation |
| gravamen | the grievance complained of; the substantial cause, of the action |
| ambit | scope: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control |
| raison d'etre | the purpose that justifies a thing's existence |
| adventitious | associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part |
| efficacy | capacity for producing a desired result or effect |
| abeyance | temporary cessation or suspension |
| hale | exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health |
| wry | humorously sarcastic or mocking |
| profundity | wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight |
| fey | slightly insane |
| apposite | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence |
| redaction | editing: putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form |
| crepuscular | primarily active during the twilight |
| matinal | most active at dawn |
| vespertine | most active at dusk |
| ancillary | accessory: furnishing added support; adjuvant, in medicine |
| pendent | supported from above, as jurisdiction, claims from common nucleus of operative fact |
| inchoate | incipient: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed |
| vestigial | not fully developed in mature animals; degenerate; non-functional |
| halcyon | golden: marked by peace and prosperity; idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity |
| hegemony | the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others |
| promulgate | put a law into effect by formal declaration |
| flout | scoff: treat with contemptuous disregard |
| patina | sheen or coloration that signifies an object's age |
| subrogate | substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured |
| dearth | an acute insufficiency; an insufficient number and quantity |
| predilection | a predisposition in favor of something; preference: a strong liking |
| dilettante | showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; dabbler |
| castigate | chastise: censure severely; inflict severe punishment on |
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