1.

) Abrogate (v)
To abolish by formal or official means; to put aside or put an end to

2.) Accost

(v) to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark

(n) a greeting

3.) Acquiesce (v)

To submit or comply silently or without protest; agree

4.) Censure

(v) to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner

(n) strong or vehement expression of disapproval

5.) Colossal (adj)
Extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree

6.) Crux (n)

A vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point

Something that torments by its puzzling nature

7.) Dissident (adj)

Disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude

8.) Flay (v)

To strip the outer covering of

To criticize or scold with scathing severity

To deprive or strip of money or property

9.) Flout

(v) to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock

(n) a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult

10.) Hanker (v)

To have a restless or incessant longing

11.) Hulking (adj)

Heavy and clumsy; bulky

12.) Idiosyncrasy (n)

A characteristic habit or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual

13.) Impasse (n)

A position or situation in which there is no escape

14.) Indefatigable (adj)

Incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring

15.) Maddening (adj)

Driving to madness or frenzy; infuriating or exasperating

16.) Malaise (n)

A condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease

A vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort

17.) Menial (adj)

Lowly and sometimes degrading

18.) Obfuscate (v)

To confuse, bewilder, or stupefy

To make obscure or unclear

19.) Obtuse (adj)

Not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant

20.) Perfunctory (adj)

Performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial

Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic

21.) Pique (v)

To affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride

To arouse an emotion or provoke to action

22.) Privy (adj)

Participating in the knowledge of something private or secret

Belonging or pertaining to some particular person, especially with reference to a sovereign

Private, assigned to private uses

Secret, concealed, hidden, or secluded

Acting or done in secret

23.) Proclivity (n)

Natural or habitual inclination or tendency

24.) Tumultuous (adj)

Raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy

Highly agitated in the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent

25.) Vacuous (adj)

Without contents; empty

Lacking in ideas or intelligence

Purposeless