| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| 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. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |