| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |