| application |
a way of being used. |
| curator |
one who oversees the activities and tends the collections of a museum, library, or the like. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| furtive |
done with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly. |
| harmonic |
in music, related to chords, or different notes played simultaneously. |
| ideological |
of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and political aims of an individual, group, or institution. |
| legislate |
to create a law or laws. |
| mockery |
contempt, derision, or ridicule, or an instance of this. |
| pedestal |
a support or base for a column, statue, or some other object. |
| perplex |
to puzzle, confuse, or cause uncertainty in the mind of (a person). |
| prosecute |
to begin or carry on a court action against in order to enforce the law. |
| stereotype |
a standardized and usually oversimplified and inaccurate conception held in common by many people. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |
| torso |
the human body from neck to hips; trunk. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |