| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |