| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |