Pragmatic
Expedient, realistic
Abrogate
Nullify, repudiate
Spurious
Invalid, contrived
Approbation
Assent, commendation
Impertinent
Insolent, uncivil
Orneriness
Ugly disposition
Catastrophe
Crisis, adversity
Elusive
Evasive, slippery
Animosity
Enmity, hostility
Venerated
Worshipped, honoured