| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |