| burly |
having a large, husky, and strong body. |
| consideration |
careful attention or thought. |
| epidemic |
an outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly to many people in one area. |
| fuse2 |
to become merged by or as if by melting together; amalgamate; coalesce. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| impartial |
not favoring one more than another; not prejudiced; fair. |
| logic |
the process of drawing conclusions based on known principles or facts; reasoning. |
| lull |
to calm or cause to sleep. |
| misplace |
to put in a wrong place; lose. |
| morality |
general beliefs concerning what is right or wrong. |
| optimistic |
likely to be hopeful that things will work out well. |
| persuasive |
having the ability to cause another to do or believe something. |
| regulatory |
pertaining to or having the purpose of making or enforcing rules. |
| slander |
a false statement or statements made to hurt someone's reputation, or the act of making such statements. |
| tycoon |
a rich, powerful person in business or industry. |