| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |