| agony |
great or intense pain and suffering in the mind or body, usually over a long period of time. |
| collaborate |
to work with someone else on a project. |
| critic |
anyone who judges or evaluates. |
| excerpt |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work. |
| fluster |
to cause to become nervous, confused, or upset. |
| frigid |
very cold; freezing. |
| genesis |
the beginning or origin of something. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| harmonic |
in music, related to chords, or different notes played simultaneously. |
| occasional |
happening now and then or not too often. |
| predatory |
living on the flesh of other animals. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |
| respiration |
the act of breathing. |
| tuition |
the charge for being taught at a college or private school. |
| vigilante |
one who seeks to avenge a crime or injury or to punish a suspected criminal without legal authority or due process. |