| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |