(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension
(verb) writhe toss / (verb) wallow / (verb) to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves / (verb) to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved / (verb) to be in turmoil / (noun) a state of wild disorder; turmoil / (noun) a chaotic mass or jumble
clear and obvious, in a stark or exaggerated form