| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |