| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |