| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |