language test

barrage

artillery fire

guru

person with knowledge or expertise

fisticuff

blow with the fist or hand

yarmulkes

skullcap

kinetic

the motion of energy

gleaned

to gather info/material bit by bit

enclave

a distinct cultural, social unit in foreign territory

mulatto

offspring of a black person and white person

rent

torn in two

jettisoned

to get rid of

antebellum

existing before the american civil war

derision

the use of ridicule

gentrification

wealthy renovate poor areas raising property value

quinine

bitter white drug used to treat malaria

clairvoyant

see beyond range of ordinary perception

insular

narrow minded

dissipation

diffusion

modicum

a small portion

synergy

combined action or operation

vacillating

hesitate in choice or opinions or courses