| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| congestion |
the condition of being excessively full, especially the condition of a road or highway being overly filled with traveling vehicles or pedestrians. |
| considerable |
large in size or amount. |
| console1 |
to give comfort in time of loss or suffering; make less sad. |
| evolve |
to develop gradually; come into being. |
| informal |
relaxed in style or feeling; casual. |
| monopoly |
complete control over a service or product within a given area. |
| outrage |
an act that causes a strong feeling of anger because of its violence or cruelty. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| rivet |
a metal bolt that pins metal plates or other objects together. |
| stance |
the opinions or attitude of someone with regard to something. |
| stereotype |
a standardized and usually oversimplified and inaccurate conception held in common by many people. |
| streamline |
to alter so as to make simpler or more efficient, compact, or up-to-date. |
| terminate |
to bring to an end; put a stop to. |
| transit |
the act of passing over, across, or through; passage. |