| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| 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. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| susceptible |
easily influenced or impressed (usually followed by "to"). |