| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| experimentation |
the act, process, or practice of running tests or trials. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| remittance |
money that is sent to someone or some place, usually in payment. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |