| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |