| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| penance |
an act of punishment or self-discipline voluntarily undergone to show regret at having done something wrong. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| quip |
a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |