| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| concealment |
the act of hiding something from sight, or the condition of being hidden from sight. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| differentiate |
to distinguish between or among. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |