| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| misnomer |
an incorrect or inappropriate name. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |