| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |