| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |