| administrate |
to manage, handle, or supervise. |
| context |
the setting of a word or phrase in speaking or writing that determines or affects its meaning. Context can be pictures, sounds, other words, or physical surroundings. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| diverse |
of different kinds or sorts. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| innovate |
to propose or implement a new method, approach, idea, or the like; make inventive changes. |
| inspire |
to arouse feelings of exaltation in. |
| loiter |
to stand around idly. |
| manuscript |
a piece of writing prepared by the author before it becomes a printed article or book. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| penalty |
a punishment given for breaking a law, rule, or agreement. |
| pious |
showing love for a god or gods in thought and action; religious. |
| tarnish |
to dull the luster or color of. |
| tarry1 |
to delay or postpone starting or acting; linger. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |