Vocab 5 - SMSU College Comp

moratorium

a formal delay, a suspension

demure

modest and shy

demur

to express unwillingness to do something, to object or resist

extemporaneous

done without planning, improvised, off-the-cuff

temporal

having to do with finite time or everyday life (as opposed to the eternal or spiritual)

temporize

to put off making a decision, to stall or delay

diurnal

happening or active during the day

sojourn

a short stay or visit, a stint

adjourn

to formally bring to an end, a recess

anachronism

something that seems to be out of its proper time

chronicle

to tell or write the history of

synchronous

happening at the same time as