| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| annotate |
to provide (a written work) with explanatory notes or critical commentary. |
| beneficial |
having a good or favorable effect; helpful. |
| deficient |
lacking something needed. |
| despicable |
worthy of hatred or contempt; worthless; low. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| explosive |
able to cause an explosion. |
| finale |
the last part of a piece of music. |
| inadequate |
not enough; not good enough. |
| neutralize |
to cause to have no effect or become useless. |
| oust |
to force out; expel. |
| scope |
the range or extent of one's view or thoughts. |
| smirk |
to smile in a self-satisfied, offensively knowing, or self-conscious way. |
| tolerance |
willingness to accept people whose race, religion, opinions, or habits are different from one's own. |
| visualize |
to form a picture of in the mind. |