| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |