| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |