| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |