| deft |
skillful, quick, and clever in action. |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| eloquent |
using words well, in a way that others enjoy hearing or reading. |
| engineer |
one who is trained in the use or design of machines or systems. |
| exult |
to rejoice greatly, especially over some triumph. |
| fortress |
a large, fortified building or area, often around a town or settlement. |
| investigative |
of or relating to a comprehensive process of searching for, uncovering, and examining information. |
| legislation |
a law made by a body of government. |
| momentary |
lasting only an instant. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| preventive |
made to get in the way of or to block something. |
| refugee |
a person forced to leave his or her home or country to seek safety or protection. |
| scald |
to burn with or as if with a hot liquid or steam. |
| specify |
to name or otherwise indicate explicitly. |
| synonym |
a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word of the same language. |