| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. |
| collide |
to strike or bump into one another with force. |
| compound |
made up of two or more parts or elements. |
| devout |
devoted to religion. |
| distortion |
the act of distorting or condition of being distorted. |
| lurid |
sensational; shocking or dramatic. |
| nocturnal |
happening in the night. |
| organism |
an individual living thing, such as a plant, an animal, or a germ. |
| quagmire |
an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape. |
| rogue |
a person who is dishonest or mean. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| specificity |
the quality of being exact, precise, or particular. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |
| unanimous |
in complete agreement. |
| uncertain |
not known for sure; not definite. |