| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |