| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |