| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |