| cue1 |
anything done or said during a play that is a signal for an actor to say or do something. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. |
| eccentric |
not behaving or thinking in an ordinary or accepted way; odd; peculiar. |
| eventual |
sure to happen at some time in the future. |
| ignite |
to cause to begin burning; set on fire. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
| negotiate |
to bargain or come to an agreement with another person. |
| ordinance |
a regulation, law, decree, or rule, especially one issued by a city or town. |
| placebo |
an inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate or to serve as a control in an experiment. |
| rational |
based on sound reasoning; sensible. |
| reflex |
having to do with a response or reaction that is automatic and not controlled by conscious thought. |
| revise |
to change or make different. |
| skew |
to turn or go off at an angle; swerve. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |