| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |