| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |