| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |