| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |