| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |