| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |