abeyance (en)

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

dappled (en)

(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background

exigent (en)

(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding

vitiate (en)

(verb) to make faulty or defective; impair / (verb) to debase in moral or aesthetic status / (verb) to make ineffective