abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |