balk |
to stop suddenly and refuse to go on. |
caption |
the words that describe a picture or graph in a magazine, book, or newspaper. |
cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
deprive |
to take away from; not allow to have. |
devise |
to invent or think out. |
diverse |
of different kinds or sorts. |
hybrid |
the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds. |
hypothesis |
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. |
inconvenient |
causing trouble or extra effort; not convenient. |
indignant |
feeling or showing anger about something considered to be unfair or without value. |
overhang |
to extend out over. |
pedestrian |
a person who is walking. |
utility |
the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness. |
vivid |
bright and strong. |
woe |
great suffering or sorrow. |