| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| condescend |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize. |
| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| erroneous |
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect. |
| erudition |
a high level of scholarly knowledge; learnedness. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| obnoxious |
offensive or not pleasant. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| wan |
very pale. |