| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| comely |
pleasing in appearance. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| uncritical |
not making critical judgments or discriminations, especially those based on standards. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |