| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |