| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |