| academic |
having to do with a school. |
| attraction |
the act or power of drawing things or people near. |
| bizarre |
strikingly odd or unusual, especially in appearance or behavior. |
| confidence |
a sense of trust or faith in a person or thing, or in oneself. |
| enlist |
to sign up to serve in the military or in some cause. |
| merge |
to mix or combine into a single unit. |
| ordeal |
a painful, difficult experience, or test of one's character. |
| oversee |
to watch over and direct (others or their work); supervise. |
| pact |
an agreement or a sworn promise. |
| 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. |
| restrict |
to keep within limits. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |
| terminal |
found at or forming the end of something. |
| validate |
to prove acceptable; verify. |
| whim |
a sudden desire, thought, or change of mind. |