| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |