| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| 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. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |