| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| 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. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |