| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| dependable |
deserving trust or confidence; able to be counted on. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. |
| distinctive |
serving to set apart or mark as distinct or unusual. |
| icon |
a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration. |
| incite |
to bring about, especially by angering or upsetting. |
| investor |
a person or company that puts money into use for the purpose of making more money. |
| obsolete |
no longer in use. |
| psychology |
the study or science of the mind and of the ways that people feel and act. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |
| stench |
an unpleasant or foul odor; stink. |
| stimulus |
something that causes or increases action, feeling, or thought. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |
| usage |
way or manner of using or treating something. |
| visualize |
to form a picture of in the mind. |