collide |
to strike or bump into one another with force. |
demonstration |
an activity that shows how something works or how it is made. |
discrimination |
the act of treating some people unfairly because of prejudice. |
fortress |
a large, fortified building or area, often around a town or settlement. |
imprison |
to put or keep in a prison. |
impulse |
a sudden wish or desire that makes a person want to do something. |
insure |
to guarantee against loss or harm with an insurance policy. |
linger |
to remain or be slow to leave. |
palette |
a thin, oval board, with a thumb hole, on which a painter holds and mixes colors. |
prearrange |
to arrange beforehand or in advance. |
prolific |
producing young or new growth in abundance; fertile. |
publication |
the act of publishing printed material. |
recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |
taut |
tightly drawn, pulled, or stretched; not loose. |