| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |