| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. |
| capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| rebuttal |
a statement or contention, as in a debate or legal case, that is intended to disprove or confute another. |
| sundry |
of various kinds; miscellaneous. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |