| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |