| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |