| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |