| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| condense |
to make smaller or less in volume; make more closely packed together; concentrate. |
| discard |
to throw out or away; cast off. |
| enumeration |
the act or process of naming or listing one by one. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| jocular |
intended to be humorous; facetious. |
| marital |
of or concerning marriage. |
| penetrate |
to pierce or go into or through. |
| slander |
a false statement or statements made to hurt someone's reputation, or the act of making such statements. |
| spacious |
having plenty of space. |
| stagnant |
standing still; motionless. |
| strategy |
a plan, method, or series of actions meant to perform a particular goal or effect. |
| strew |
to scatter or sprinkle. |
| supplement |
something necessary to complete a whole or make up for a deficiency. |