| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |