| absurd |
not at all logical; impossible to be true; ridiculous. |
| accelerate |
to increase the speed or rate of. |
| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| conspicuous |
easily seen; obvious. |
| jealousy |
a feeling of envy towards another person and what he or she has or can do. |
| leery |
suspicious or mistrustful; wary (usually followed by "of"). |
| outrageous |
extremely wrong or harmful. |
| petition |
a formal, written request by many people that is made to a person in authority. |
| restrain |
to hold back or control. |
| retract |
to pull back in. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| stealth |
secretive, surreptitious, or covert movement or procedure; sneakiness; furtiveness. |
| thereafter |
following that; from then on. |
| turbulent |
marked by episodes of unrest, turmoil, violence, or the like. |
| unruly |
not easy to restrict; difficult or impossible to control; wild. |