| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |