| conviction |
the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime. |
| denounce |
to speak out against. |
| extinction |
the act or process of becoming or making extinct. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| moderate |
not too much or too little; within limits. |
| obstruct |
to block or clog. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| regulator |
a person or thing that keeps an activity or action to a certain standard or set of laws. |
| snub |
to ignore as a way to show dislike, dissatisfaction, or contempt. |
| suspend |
to hang from a higher position. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |
| tarnish |
to dull the luster or color of. |
| tart1 |
sour or acid in taste; sharp; biting. |
| tempt |
to try to get (someone) to do something wrong or not wise by offering or seeming to offer something very desirable. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |