| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |