| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| 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. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |