| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
| lieu |
the place formerly occupied by something or someone. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| sunder |
to tear, force, or break apart; divide. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| tolerable |
capable of being put up with or endured. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |