| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |