| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |