| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| indisputable |
not subject to being challenged or denied; unquestionable. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| stockpile |
a supply of items accumulated and maintained for future use. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |