| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |