| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |