| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |