| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |