| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stately |
dignified. |