| criticism |
the act of judging what is good or bad in something. |
| departure |
the act or an occasion of leaving or going away. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of; judge. |
| hulk |
an old ship that no longer is in use. |
| infection |
the act of infecting or an instance or condition of being infected. |
| leery |
suspicious or mistrustful; wary (usually followed by "of"). |
| minimize |
to make as small as possible. |
| mute |
not able or willing to speak; silent. |
| overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| self-deprecation |
the act of belittling or disparaging oneself. |
| subsidize |
to provide financial assistance for; support with money. |
| surprisingly |
in a way or in an amount that is not expected. |
| tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |
| unruly |
not easy to restrict; difficult or impossible to control; wild. |