| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |