abide |
to put up with; stand. |
antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
extrude |
to force out; expel. |
internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
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. |
panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |