beneficial |
having a good or favorable effect; helpful. |
decoy |
something used to attract animals or people into danger. Wooden decoys in the shape of birds or animals are often used by hunters to lead animals into a trap. |
dimension |
size as measured in length, width, or depth. |
ecstatic |
in a condition of extreme delight, overpowering emotion, or religious trance; enraptured. |
exotic |
from a foreign place. |
fray |
to wear or rub thin. |
grimy |
covered or filled with dirt or soil; extremely dirty. |
indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
inflict |
to deal out or strike in a physical attack. |
judicial |
having to do with judges, law courts, or their activities. |
minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
perish |
to die or be destroyed by violence or in some other way that is not natural. |
retain |
to hold or keep. |
transmission |
the act of sending or carrying from one person, place, or thing to another. |
unearth |
to find or reveal by searching. |