| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |