abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
abide |
to put up with; stand. |
atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |