| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |