| abash |
to cause to feel embarrassed, uneasy, or ashamed. |
| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |