| acknowledge |
to admit the truth or existence of. |
| assemble |
to gather into a group. |
| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in closed or confined places. |
| compel |
to force or drive to do something. |
| contemplate |
to look at carefully for a long time. |
| disdain |
an attitude or display of contempt; scorn. |
| enact |
to make into a law. |
| fracture |
a break or crack. |
| insight |
the power to understand deep meanings or truths. |
| interpretation |
the act or process of explaining or understanding the meaning of something. |
| leisurely |
unhurried; slow. |
| parasite |
a plant, animal, or fungus that lives on or in another living thing, called the host. A parasite gets its food and energy from the host organism. |
| rendezvous |
a meeting that has been arranged ahead of time. |
| scrounge |
to seek out and gather, especially by salvaging scraps (often followed by "up" or "together"). |