| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |