| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |