| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| aloof |
at a distance; apart. |
| annex |
to add or attach to something larger. |
| avalanche |
the sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain. |
| buoy |
a float attached by line to the bottom of a body of water to mark a location. |
| conceive |
to give shape to in the mind. |
| contaminate |
to make dirty, polluted, or not usable by touching or by adding something to. |
| deliberate |
said or done on purpose. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| jaunt |
a short trip made for fun and pleasure. |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| reject |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe. |
| revelation |
the act of revealing. |
| slogan |
a short phrase used to state a principle or political message or to advertise a product; motto. |
| stabilization |
the process of making or becoming steady or even, and keeping at a certain level or degree. |