| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |