| balk |
to stop suddenly and refuse to go on. |
| consensus |
general agreement in opinions, values, preferences, or the like. |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| derivative |
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else. |
| descendant |
one who comes from a given ancestor or ancestors. |
| fracture |
a break or crack. |
| jeer |
to remark in a loud, mocking, abusive manner. |
| marital |
of or concerning marriage. |
| nevertheless |
however; still. |
| portray |
to make a picture of in images or words. |
| pose |
a fixed position of the body. |
| recognition |
the act of realizing that one knows someone or something. |
| sole1 |
single and alone; not one among others; only. |
| theological |
of, based on, or relating to matters of religion or the study of religion. |