| assay |
to try out or test. |
| avenger |
one who inflicts suffering in order to punish or gain retribution for a wrong. |
| biological |
having to do with living things and their life processes. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| diminish |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance. |
| dispose |
to place or arrange. |
| drone2 |
to talk in a boring voice without changing one's tone. |
| expire |
to come to an end. |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or account for. |
| inattention |
lack of attentiveness; neglect. |
| parental |
of or relating to the role of a mother or father. |
| previously |
just before another. |
| signify |
to serve as a sign of; mean. |
| spectator |
one that watches or observes. |
| subordinate |
lower in rank or importance; secondary. |