| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |