| aghast |
filled with alarm or horror; shocked. |
| audible |
heard or able to be heard. |
| baron |
a very powerful financier or industrialist in a particular field. |
| borne |
past participle of "bear1" with meaning connected with carrying, supporting, or enduring. |
| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. |
| escalate |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size. |
| forecast |
a guess or estimate about something that will happen in the future. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| ineffective |
producing little or none of the desired or intended impact. |
| irritate |
to anger or bother. |
| misplace |
to put in a wrong place; lose. |
| oversee |
to watch over and direct (others or their work); supervise. |
| quay |
a pier, wharf, or other landing place for loading and unloading boats or ships. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
| resumption |
the act or fact of starting again or continuing following a pause or interruption. |