| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |