| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| 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. |