| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |