| confidentiality |
the state or condition of being kept private or communicated only in private. |
| congest |
to fill to excess; overcrowd; clog. |
| despicable |
worthy of hatred or contempt; worthless; low. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| gaunt |
very thin and bony. |
| irk |
to annoy, irritate, or exasperate. |
| massive |
having a very large amount of matter; big and heavy; solid. |
| ornery |
mean; stubborn. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| populate |
to live in; inhabit. |
| probe |
an instrument or tool used to explore the shape, condition, or depth of something that cannot be seen directly. |
| recruit |
a soldier who has just joined or been drafted into the armed forces. |
| toxic |
acting as or like a poison; injurious or deadly. |
| trio |
a group of three people who sing or play musical instruments together. |
| valid |
based on truth, fact, or logic. |