| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| 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. |