| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |