| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |