| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| application |
a way of being used. |
| consequently |
as a result; therefore. |
| contradict |
to say the opposite of; deny the truth of. |
| dependent |
relying on another for help or to provide what one needs. |
| ecstasy |
a feeling of great pleasure or joy. |
| fluent |
able to speak or write easily and naturally. |
| logical |
resulting from clear thinking; sound. |
| merge |
to mix or combine into a single unit. |
| mourn |
to feel or act very sad because of a death or great loss; grieve. |
| palette |
a thin, oval board, with a thumb hole, on which a painter holds and mixes colors. |
| placebo |
an inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate or to serve as a control in an experiment. |
| renovation |
the act or process of repairing and updating (a building or the like) so that the condition is improved and meets current standards. |
| selective |
very careful in choosing. |
| sequence |
a pattern or process in which one thing follows another. |