| abate |
to become less in amount or intensity. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| paragon |
a model of excellence or of a particular admirable quality. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |