| absurd |
not at all logical; impossible to be true; ridiculous. |
| ballast |
heavy material placed in a boat or ship to make it more stable. |
| bate |
to moderate or control; restrain. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| compound |
made up of two or more parts or elements. |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. |
| diagnosis |
the act or process of finding out the nature of an illness or injury by examining its signs and symptoms. |
| emblem |
an object that stands for something; symbol. |
| homicide |
the act of killing another person; murder. |
| integrated |
allowing or having members of equal standing from different ethnic, racial, and religious groups. |
| outrage |
an act that causes a strong feeling of anger because of its violence or cruelty. |
| quirky |
characterized by oddities or peculiarities. |
| thermal |
using, resulting from, or producing heat. |
| universal |
of, having to do with, or characteristic of the whole world or the world's population. |
| vacancy |
unfilled space, place, or position. |