| acquit |
to free from a charge of breaking the law; declare not guilty. |
| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| divine |
of, from, or having to do with a god or gods. |
| exclude |
to leave out; keep out. |
| hybrid |
the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds. |
| inevitable |
certain to happen; not able to be avoided. |
| mode |
a way of doing something. |
| ornery |
mean; stubborn. |
| phenomenon |
a happening or fact that can be seen or known through the senses. |
| refinement |
an improvement, usually in the details of something. |
| retail |
having to do with the selling of goods directly to those who will use them. |
| tenant |
a person or group that occupies or uses another's house, office, building, or land, especially in exchange for rent. |
| tolerance |
willingness to accept people whose race, religion, opinions, or habits are different from one's own. |
| truce |
a stop or end of war that is agreed upon by all groups that participate; armistice. |