| affirm |
to state or declare as true. |
| annotate |
to provide (a written work) with explanatory notes or critical commentary. |
| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| collision |
an act or instance of coming together with force; crash. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| encompass |
to surround or enclose. |
| escort |
a person or group of people who travel with someone to protect, guide, or guard that person, or to show respect. |
| gale |
a strong wind of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. |
| informal |
relaxed in style or feeling; casual. |
| insight |
the power to understand deep meanings or truths. |
| intimidate |
to cause to become timid or afraid, especially by means of threats. |
| massive |
having a very large amount of matter; big and heavy; solid. |
| prosecution |
the initiating and continuing of legal proceedings against one or more persons. |
| remnant |
a quantity, piece, or part that is left over or remains. |
| skew |
to turn or go off at an angle; swerve. |