| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| conformist |
one who tends to act in accordance or compliance with established standards or norms. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| ingénue |
an inexperienced or artless girl or the role of a such a girl in a dramatic presentation. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |