| artifact |
any object made by human beings, especially one of an earlier era. |
| embrace |
an act or instance of holding someone closely in one's arms; hug. |
| firsthand |
from the source; directly. |
| girder |
a heavy beam made of steel or wood used to support the floor or framework of a bridge or building. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| intimidate |
to cause to become timid or afraid, especially by means of threats. |
| obligation |
something that someone should or should not do because of a law or moral principle. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| outrageous |
extremely wrong or harmful. |
| poverty |
the condition of being poor; a lack of money. |
| replication |
the repeating of an experiment under the original conditions. |
| sanitary |
free from things that can cause infection; clean; sterile. |
| smug |
confident of or satisfied with oneself to the point of annoying other people; complacent. |
| tier |
one of several rows or layers placed one above another. |
| trend |
a general course, direction, or tendency. |