| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| addiction |
the condition of being addicted, especially to something that is not good for one's health. |
| deflate |
to cause to shrink or collapse by letting out air or gas. |
| diplomatic |
careful not to anger people or hurt their feelings. |
| emigrate |
to leave one country or region in order to settle in another. |
| fanciful |
exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative. |
| missile |
an object or weapon that is thrown or shot at a target that is far away. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| ornamental |
of or pertaining to decoration; decorative. |
| politics |
the work or study of government. |
| prolong |
to add length to or make last longer. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| rogue |
a person who is dishonest or mean. |
| salvage |
the act of saving property from destruction. |
| swarm |
to come together or move as a large group or mass. |