| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |