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abeyance suspension or temporary inaction
altercation noisy, heated, angry dispute
archipelago a group of islands
brevity shortness of duration; expressed in few words; concise
chicanery deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry
crony a close friend esp. of long standing
divergence going away in different directions; deviation
fetish an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion
harbinger Something that foreshadows what is to come
improvisation the act of composing, reciting, etc., without any preparation; using whatever is at hand
kilter proper or working order
malice an intention or desire to injure another
myriad an immense number
orbit a path described by one body in its revolution around another
perturbation a disturbance of the regular course of a thing
quidnunc one who seeks to know all that is going on; a busybody
repugnance the state of feeling aversion or resistance; anti-pathy
sophism a false argument intentionally used to deceive
travail strenuous physical or mental labor; anguish or pain
vertigo a feeling of whirling around; dizziness