| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |