| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |