| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| 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. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |