| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |