| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| condolence |
sympathy with a grieving or suffering person. |
| convoke |
to summon to an assembly; marshal. |
| copious |
abundant in number or quantity; plentiful. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| erroneous |
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |