| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |