abeyance (en)

(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension

confrère (en)

(an English word, derived from Middle French) a fellow member of a profession

desultory (en)

(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

limn (en)

(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light

liquescent (en)

(adjective) being or tending to become liquid; melting

peregrinations (en)

(verb) to travel especially on foot; walk / (verb) to walk or travel over; traverse

plangent (en)

loud, reverberating, and often melancholy

ruction (en)

(noun) a noisy fight / (noun) disturbance uproar

samizdat (en)

the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, especially formerly in the communist countries of eastern Europe

scrim (en)

(noun) a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabric for use in clothing, curtains, building, and industry / (noun) a theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted / (noun) something likened to a theater scrim

senescent (en)

(noun) the state of being old; the process of becoming old / (noun) the growth phase in a plant or plant part (as a leaf) from full maturity to death

succor (en)

assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

vituperation (en)

(noun) sustained and bitter railing and condemnation; vituperative utterance / (noun) an act or instance of vituperating