| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| 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. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |