tarry

tar·ry
v.
1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing
2. To wait
3. To remain or stay temporarily, as in a place; sojourn

elucidate

e·lu·ci·date
v. e·lu·ci·dat·ed, e·lu·ci·dat·ing, e·lu·ci·dates
v.tr.
To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
v.intr.
To give an explanation that serves to clarify

Abject

ab·ject
adj.
1. Brought low in condition or status.
2. Being of the most contemptible kind
3. Being of the most miserable kind; wretched
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[Middle English, outcast, from Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere, to cast away :ab-, from; see ab-¹ + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]
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Parapet

par·a·pet
n.
1. A low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure such as a roof or balcony.

2. An earthen or stone embankment protecting soldiers from enemy fire.

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French, from Italian parapetto : parare, to shield; see parasol + petto, chest (from Latin pectus).

Incredulity

in·cre·du·li·ty
n.
The state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief.

Pecksniffian

Peck·sniff·i·an
Adj.
Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious.
[After Seth Pecksniff, a character in Martin Chuzzlewit, a novel by Charles Dickens.]

Taciturn

[tass-it-turn]
Adj.

habitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative [Latin tacere to be silent]

taciturnity n