| approximately |
about; almost exactly. |
| console1 |
to give comfort in time of loss or suffering; make less sad. |
| dynamics |
(used with a plural verb) the driving forces at work in any given system or situation. |
| engagement |
a meeting with someone at a certain time; appointment. |
| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of; judge. |
| generate |
to bring into being or to produce. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| molecule |
the smallest unit of a substance that has all the properties of that substance. A molecule is made up of a single atom or group of atoms. |
| premise |
a statement that forms the basis of an argument and that is usually accepted. |
| satisfactory |
good enough to meet a need or desire. |
| scrounge |
to seek out and gather, especially by salvaging scraps (often followed by "up" or "together"). |
| seam |
a line formed by sewing two pieces of fabric together. |
| sequence |
a pattern or process in which one thing follows another. |
| vex |
to annoy or irritate. |