| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |