| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |