| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| anthology |
a collection of written works, such as poems or stories. An anthology can be written by one or by several authors. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. |
| emblem |
an object that stands for something; symbol. |
| fabulous |
almost impossible to believe; amazing. |
| fortitude |
strength, endurance, and patience in the face of adversity or temptation. |
| ideological |
of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and political aims of an individual, group, or institution. |
| lurid |
sensational; shocking or dramatic. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| prevail |
to emerge as dominant (often followed by "over"). |
| recommendation |
the act of presenting something as good or as worth doing. |
| relent |
to become less harsh or less strict. |
| spangle |
a small, thin piece of shiny metal used for decoration on clothing. |