| agitation |
the condition of being disturbed, anxious, or upset. |
| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |