| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |