| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |