| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |