| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| accelerate |
to increase the speed or rate of. |
| consist |
to be made up or formed (usually followed by "of"). |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| intellect |
the ability to reason and understand. |
| intensive |
highly concentrated in a small space or interval of time. |
| litigation |
the act of engaging in a lawsuit. |
| parish |
a district of a Christian religion that has its own church and priest or minister. |
| paternal |
having to do with or typical of a father. |
| posture |
the general position of or manner of holding the body. |
| prestige |
importance in the eyes of other people because of doing great things, being in high position, or having wealth. |
| rejoice |
to be full of joy or show great pleasure (sometimes followed by "in"). |
| scald |
to burn with or as if with a hot liquid or steam. |
| signify |
to serve as a sign of; mean. |
| tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |