| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| bluff1 |
a hill or shore with steep sides. |
| brochure |
a small booklet or pamphlet, especially one that contains pictures and is used for advertising purposes. |
| customize |
to make or change according to the specifications of the customer. |
| evacuate |
to leave or to empty of people for safety reasons. |
| fluent |
able to speak or write easily and naturally. |
| hybrid |
the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds. |
| insomnia |
difficulty in getting to sleep. |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| mull1 |
to think something over; ponder. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| productive |
making or producing easily or in large amounts. |
| pun |
a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning. |
| thunderous |
producing a sound of or like thunder. |
| utility |
the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness. |