| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |