| cancel |
to do away with; decide against; call off. |
| commend |
to speak of with praise for some act or service. |
| consistent |
having a regular style or pattern; not changing. |
| debate |
to discuss the different sides of a subject or issue. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| dither |
to hesitate nervously or vacillate; be irresolute. |
| duration |
the length of time during which something goes on. |
| gall1 |
impudence; nerve. |
| implication |
something hinted at or suggested, but not said directly. |
| literally |
word for word. |
| preventive |
made to get in the way of or to block something. |
| rebuke |
to give a sharp reprimand to; criticize. |
| repent1 |
to be sorry or feel remorse for sins or transgressions; be penitent. |
| romance |
a love relationship, either in life or in literature or film. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |