| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| discursive |
ranging over numerous topics, especially in an orderly or coherent way. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| egotism |
excessive self-promotion; boastfulness or conceitedness. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |