| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |