| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| 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. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |