| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| 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. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |