| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| profuse |
great in amount or number. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |