| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| despicable |
worthy of hatred or contempt; worthless; low. |
| downplay |
to dismiss the significance of; minimize. |
| extinction |
the act or process of becoming or making extinct. |
| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. |
| imaginable |
possible to picture or conceive. |
| interpret |
to decide on or explain the meaning of. |
| jubilant |
having or showing great joy; having a happy feeling of success. |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling. |
| phenomenon |
a happening or fact that can be seen or known through the senses. |
| taboo |
forbidden. |
| tolerate |
to allow or accept; not oppose or attack. |
| translate |
to change into the words of another language. |
| trend |
a general course, direction, or tendency. |
| vat |
a very large barrel, tub, or tank, used for holding liquids. |