to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something

noisy and difficult to control

fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd