| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| 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. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |