| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |