| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |