| abrogate |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority. |
| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |