| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |