| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| contention |
a point asserted in argument or debate. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| pilfer |
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |