abrupt |
sudden and not expected. |
allocate |
to assign or set aside (money or other resources) for some specific use. |
dormant |
asleep, or in a state of rest that is similar to sleep. |
forgo |
to do without, refrain from, or give up. |
indignant |
feeling or showing anger about something considered to be unfair or without value. |
levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
parish |
a district of a Christian religion that has its own church and priest or minister. |
partition |
a wall or partial wall that separates or divides space. |
passionate |
having or showing strong emotions. |
quantify |
to find or express the number or amount of. |
spangle |
a small, thin piece of shiny metal used for decoration on clothing. |
specific |
pertaining to a particular thing or person and to nothing else of the same kind; particular. |
stability |
the condition or quality of being steady, fixed, or unchanging. |
streamline |
to alter so as to make simpler or more efficient, compact, or up-to-date. |
subdivide |
to make smaller divisions in something already divided. |