| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |