| abscess |
a sore that forms within the tissues of the body and is filled with pus. Abscesses can be caused by an infection. |
| allocate |
to assign or set aside (money or other resources) for some specific use. |
| calculate |
to find out by using arithmetic; compute. |
| controversial |
causing arguments. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| fascination |
the condition of having one's attention aroused and held, as by charm, beauty, or extreme interest. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| pose |
a fixed position of the body. |
| poverty |
the condition of being poor; a lack of money. |
| rogue |
a person who is dishonest or mean. |
| sophistication |
the quality or condition of having worldly knowledge, elegant refinement, or technological complexity. |
| thereby |
as a result of that; by that means. |
| tolerate |
to allow or accept; not oppose or attack. |
| undergo |
to have the experience of; receive; endure. |
| urban |
of or having to do with a city or town. |