| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| dilapidated |
fallen into ruin or decay. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery or other control. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| gaseous |
in the form of or resembling a gas. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |