| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| equilibrium |
a state of balance between two or more forces. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| stigma |
a long-lasting mark or stain on one's character or reputation, especially of disgrace or reproach. |
| synopsis |
a short statement giving an overview, the main principles, or the sequence of events of a narrative, argument, article, or the like; summary; abstract. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |