baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |