| anonymous |
having an unknown name or identity. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| disproportionate |
having too much of one thing in relation to something else; unbalanced. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries. |
| jurisdiction |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |