| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |