| accelerate |
to increase the speed or rate of. |
| assurance |
a statement meant to give confidence. |
| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| bile |
ill temper or anger. |
| contaminate |
to make dirty, polluted, or not usable by touching or by adding something to. |
| garrison |
a military force that is located in a fort, village, or similar place. |
| homicide |
the act of killing another person; murder. |
| humdrum |
lacking variety; dull, monotonous, and commonplace. |
| inspire |
to arouse feelings of exaltation in. |
| intermediate |
being or happening between two things, stages, positions, or persons; being in the middle. |
| mastery |
the full grasp of a subject or skill. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| qualitative |
of or concerning the nature or attributes of something, as opposed to its amount. (Cf. quantitative.) |
| resumption |
the act or fact of starting again or continuing following a pause or interruption. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |