| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |