| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |