| abduct |
to carry off or lead away by force; kidnap. |
| abscess |
a sore that forms within the tissues of the body and is filled with pus. Abscesses can be caused by an infection. |
| animate |
to bring to life. |
| audible |
heard or able to be heard. |
| calculate |
to find out by using arithmetic; compute. |
| contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. |
| cope |
to handle or deal with in a successful way (often followed by "with"). |
| delirium |
a temporary state of mental disturbance sometimes caused by high fever, shock, or intoxication, and characterized by confusion, hallucinations, delusions, disturbed speech, and the like. |
| drab |
not bright; dull. |
| exult |
to rejoice greatly, especially over some triumph. |
| hazardous |
full of danger; having great or many risks. |
| intercept |
to stop or take hold of; interrupt the movement or progress of. |
| qualitative |
of or concerning the nature or attributes of something, as opposed to its amount. (Cf. quantitative.) |
| scathe |
to injure with criticism. |
| segregation |
the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups. |