condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
laudatory |
expressing praise. |
linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |