| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |