| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |