| avail |
to be useful or profitable to; be of value to. |
| clarity |
the state or condition of being clear or being understood. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| extinct |
no longer existing. |
| genealogy |
a chart or record showing the ancestors and lines of hereditary descent of a person or group; family tree. |
| illustrate |
to explain or make clear by giving examples. |
| ironically |
contrary to what seemed likely at first or to what one would naturally predict. |
| minimize |
to make as small as possible. |
| nauseate |
to cause disgust or repugnance in. |
| poise |
a state or position of balance. |
| respondent |
a person who gives a reply or answer, especially to a survey or poll. |
| strew |
to scatter or sprinkle. |
| tamper |
to meddle in something when one is not asked, and so change or damage it (usually followed by "with"). |
| transient |
brief in duration; temporary. |
| truce |
a stop or end of war that is agreed upon by all groups that participate; armistice. |