| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| obtuse |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |