| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |