dura mater the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
parameter a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied
dormitory a large sleeping room containing several beds
dramatic characteristic of a stage performance
drumbeater a fervent and even militant proponent of something
perimeter a line enclosing a plane area
decameter a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
dekameter a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
barometer an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
dromedary a camel with a single hump
dynamiter a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause
dramaturgy the art of writing and producing plays
tetrameter a verse line having four stressed feet
traumatic psychologically painful
gray matter greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
defamatory harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
dramaturge someone who writes plays
dramatize put into a form intended for performance
decimeter a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
promoter someone who is an active supporter and advocate