| alteration |
the state or process of altering. |
| avenger |
one who inflicts suffering in order to punish or gain retribution for a wrong. |
| bate |
to moderate or control; restrain. |
| dominate |
to control by the use of power; rule. |
| imprison |
to put or keep in a prison. |
| indifferent |
without interest or concern; not caring. |
| instinct |
natural behavior in an animal that is not taught by parents or experience but is simply part of what an animal is born with. |
| penal |
of, concerning, or giving out punishment, especially according to law. |
| preen |
to dress and groom oneself with great care and satisfaction; primp. |
| profit |
the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount put in at the start or paid out as expenses. |
| recommend |
to present as something that one can have confidence in; present as something good. |
| rivalry |
the act, relation, or condition of one who competes with another or of those who compete with each for dominance. |
| scrutiny |
a close and careful inspection. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| successive |
following one after another. |