| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |