abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |