hellacious

adjective informalvery great, bad, or overwhelming : there was this hellacious hailstorm.

baize

nouna coarse, feltlike, woolen material that is typicallygreen, used for covering billiard and card tables and for aprons.

amaurosis

noun Medicinepartial or total blindness without visible change in the eye, typically due to disease of the optic nerve, spinal cord, or brain.

spate

noun1 [usu. in sing. ] a large number of similar things orevents appearing or occurring in quick succession : a spate of attacks on travelers.2 chiefly Brit. a sudden flood in a river, esp. one causedby heavy rains or melting snow.PHRASESin ( full) spate (of a river) overflowing due to a sudden flood. • figurative (of a person or action) at the height of activity : work was in full spate.

palaestra

(also palestra)noun(in ancient Greece and Rome) a wrestling school or gymnasium.

exonerate

verb [ trans. ]1 (esp. of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, esp. after dueconsideration of the case : the court-martial exonerated me | they should exonerate these men from this crime.See note at absolve .2 ( exonerate someone from) release someone from (a duty or obligation).

ambulatory

adjectiverelating to or adapted for walking.• Medicine able to walk; not bedridden : ambulatory patients.• Medicine relating to patients who are able to walk :an ambulatory care facility.• movable; mobile : an ambulatory ophthalmic service.noun ( pl. -ries)a place for walking, esp. an aisle around the apse or a cloister in a church or monastery.