| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| 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. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |