abeyance (en)

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

portentous (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or constituting a portent / (adjective) eliciting amazement or wonder; prodigious / (adjective) being a grave or serious matter / (adjective) self-consciously solemn or important; pompous / (adjective) ponderously excessive

tocsin (en)

an alarm bell or signal (from Old French)

traduce (en)

(verb) to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation / (verb) violate betray