| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |