Hiatus
Break, pause
Spurious
False, sham
Veracity
Truth, accuracy
Harangued
Attacked, lectured
Colloquial
Casual, conversational
Abated
Declined, subsided
Alacrity
Eagerness
Pejorative
Disapproving, abusing
Mollify
Calm, soothe
Abysmal
Horrific, terrible
Iconoclast
Sceptic, critic
Intrepid
Daring, fearless
Derision
Mockery, jeering
Accolade
Gift, award
Dubious
Undecided, unsure
Abrade
Strip, erode