| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |