| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |