| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |