| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |