| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |