| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |