| abhor |
to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest. |
| ajar |
partly opened. |
| analyze |
to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain. |
| convict |
to find guilty of a crime. |
| decoy |
something used to attract animals or people into danger. Wooden decoys in the shape of birds or animals are often used by hunters to lead animals into a trap. |
| distortion |
the act of distorting or condition of being distorted. |
| enthrall |
to hold the complete attention of; fascinate. |
| hybrid |
the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds. |
| obsolete |
no longer in use. |
| paradigm |
an example, model, pattern, or the like. |
| pathology |
the scientific study of the causes, nature, and results of bodily disease. |
| pith |
weightiness, significance, or importance. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| scrounge |
to seek out and gather, especially by salvaging scraps (often followed by "up" or "together"). |
| woe |
great suffering or sorrow. |