| assurance |
a statement meant to give confidence. |
| cordial |
warm and friendly; courteous. |
| discard |
to throw out or away; cast off. |
| firsthand |
from the source; directly. |
| forecast |
a guess or estimate about something that will happen in the future. |
| former |
happening in or having to do with the past; previous. |
| girder |
a heavy beam made of steel or wood used to support the floor or framework of a bridge or building. |
| minimize |
to make as small as possible. |
| preferential |
giving advantage to one over others. |
| prevail |
to emerge as dominant (often followed by "over"). |
| sanctuary |
a holy or sacred place. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| sniper |
a soldier who shoots at enemy troops from a concealed position. |
| tantalize |
to tease or torment with the sight or prospect of something desirable but unattainable. |
| unoriginal |
not new or inventive; derived or copied from something else. |