| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |