| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |