| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |