| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |