| condense |
to make smaller or less in volume; make more closely packed together; concentrate. |
| confer |
to give or award. |
| corruption |
activity that is not honest, especially secret, illegal activity. |
| deft |
skillful, quick, and clever in action. |
| displace |
to force out of a home territory or particular place. |
| extinct |
no longer existing. |
| forecast |
a guess or estimate about something that will happen in the future. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| momentary |
lasting only an instant. |
| passport |
an official document that shows that the holder is a citizen of a country. A passport gives one the right to travel in other countries and return to one's own country. |
| pith |
weightiness, significance, or importance. |
| placebo |
an inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate or to serve as a control in an experiment. |
| solely |
only; for no other reason; completely. |
| splendor |
grandeur or magnificence. |
| unfamiliar |
not known or experienced before; unusual; strange. |