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moratorium
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a formal delay; a suspension
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demure
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modest and shy
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demur
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to express unwillingness to do something; to object
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extemporaneous
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done without planning; improvised
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temporal
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having to do with finite time or everyday life (as opposed to the eternal or spiritual)
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temporize
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to put off making a decision; to stall
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diurnal
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happening or active during the day
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sojourn
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a short stay or visit
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adjourn
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to formally bring to an end
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anachronism
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something that seems to be out of its proper time
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chronicle
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to tell or write the history of
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synchronous
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happening at the same time as
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