| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |