| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |