| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |