| abhor |
to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest. |
| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| conditional |
depending on certain circumstances or events. |
| contemplate |
to look at carefully for a long time. |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| deprive |
to take away from; not allow to have. |
| exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| hieroglyphic |
a picture or symbol that stands for a word or sound; single hieroglyphic symbol. |
| malaria |
a serious disease carried by mosquitoes that causes chills, fever, and sweating. |
| miserly |
stingy or penurious. |
| radiation |
the waves of energy sent out by sources of heat or light, or by radioactive material. |
| streamline |
to alter so as to make simpler or more efficient, compact, or up-to-date. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |
| waver1 |
to move back and forth in a fluttering motion; sway. |