| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| 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. |