| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, especially Roman Catholic. |
| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| indiscriminate |
lacking in judgment and discernment; making no distinctions. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| meritorious |
having worth or high quality; deserving of praise or reward. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |