| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |