| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| insolence |
rude or impudent behavior or speech. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |