| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |