abeyance (en)

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

akimbo (en)

(adjective or adverb) having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward / (adjective or adverb) set in a bent position

albescent (en)

(adjective, literary) growing or shading into white. "the albescent waves on the horizon"

apothegm (en)

a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism

archaisms (en)

a thing that is very old or old-fashioned (i.e., archaic)

asperities (en)

(noun) rigor severity / (noun) roughness of surface; unevenness / (noun) a tiny projection from a surface / (noun) roughness of sound / (noun) roughness of manner or of temper; harshness

asperities (en)

(noun) rigor severity / (noun) roughness of surface; unevenness / (noun) a tiny projection from a surface / (noun) roughness of sound / (noun) roughness of manner or of temper; harshness

bilious (en)

(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition, sickeningly unpleasant

borstal (en)

(noun) reformatory (a custodial institution for youthful offenders)

brio (en)

(noun) brilliance, panache, quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

contrapuntal (en)

of or in counterpoint

crenellation (en)

(noun) the battlement of a castle or other building. / (noun) any of the embrasures alternating with merlons in a battlemen

demotic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing / (adjective) popular common / (adjective) of or relating to the form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech

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

divagation (en)

(verb) to wander or stray from a course or subject; diverge digress

dross (en)

(noun) the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal / (noun) waste or foreign matter; impurity / (noun) something that is base, trivial, or inferior

dyspepsia (en)

(noun) indigestion; ill humor; disgruntlement

emetic (en)

(adj, noun) causing vomiting

etiolated (en)

(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble

etiolated (en)

(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble

farrago (en)

a confused mixture

fatuous (en)

(adjective) complacently or inanely foolish; silly

frowsy (en)

(adjective) having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance [frowsy or frowzy]

fulsome (en)

(adjective) characterized by abundance; copious / (adjective) generous in amount, extent, or spirit / (adjective) being full and well developed / (adjective) aesthetically, morally, or generally offensive / (adjective) exceeding the bounds of good taste; overdone / (adjective) excessively complimentary or flattering; effusive

homily (en)

(noun) a usually short sermon / (noun) a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme / (noun) an inspirational catchphrase or platitude. homiletic: the art of preaching or writing sermons