| align |
to place or arrange in a straight line. |
| allegation |
an assertion made in the absence of positive proof. |
| angular |
having a bony structure, as a person's body. |
| delve |
to make a careful, thoroughgoing search, as for information. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| distinction |
a mark or feature that makes someone or something different. |
| emit |
to send out or give off. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| enlist |
to sign up to serve in the military or in some cause. |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| radiation |
the waves of energy sent out by sources of heat or light, or by radioactive material. |
| successive |
following one after another. |
| tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |
| virtually |
practically; almost completely; very nearly. |