| abnormal |
not normal or usual. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| conduit |
a channel, ditch, or pipe used to convey water or other liquid. |
| congregate |
to bring or come together to form a group; gather. |
| contaminate |
to make dirty, polluted, or not usable by touching or by adding something to. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| functional |
serving a purpose or able to serve the intended purpose. |
| inevitable |
certain to happen; not able to be avoided. |
| input |
information that is put into a computer. |
| institute |
to bring into being or set in operation. |
| lengthy |
tediously long in duration, as a speech. |
| pregnant |
having one or more young growing within the body of a woman or other female mammal. |
| tremor |
a shaking or trembling. |
| whim |
a sudden desire, thought, or change of mind. |