| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |