| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |