| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |