| abbreviate |
to shorten the time or length of. |
| amnesty |
a general pardon given by a government, especially for political offenses. |
| classify |
to put or order into groups of similar things. |
| conditional |
depending on certain circumstances or events. |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| dire |
causing, likely to cause, or involving terror or suffering. |
| extract |
a strong, concentrated form of a substance. |
| garland |
a wreath, chain, or string worn for celebration or decoration. Garlands are made of flowers, leaves, or vines. |
| grate1 |
a frame of crossed or parallel metal bars used as a covering or guard over an opening. |
| hazy |
marked or clouded by haze; misty. |
| inattention |
lack of attentiveness; neglect. |
| jeer |
to remark in a loud, mocking, abusive manner. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| pun |
a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning. |