| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |