| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |