| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |