Definition
Temporary cessation or suspension, a stop to something
abeyance
circumvent
verb
redicule
derision
slur, calumny, defamation
aspersion
marked by temperance indulgence, chill out on doing something
abstemious
degradation
noun
digressive irrelevant
tangential
accede, assent
acquiesce
avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
malinger
supersede
verb
principal, rule
tenet
remorse, self-reproach
compunction
the most important part
crux
cerebral
adjective
shun
eschew
sedulous, diligent
assiduous
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
stymie
surmise
verb/noun
next to last, intermediate, penult
penultimate
assuming, assumptive, forward
presumptuous