| boon |
something that is a help or benefit. |
| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. |
| collision |
an act or instance of coming together with force; crash. |
| defect |
a weakness, flaw, or bad quality. |
| disarm |
to take away the weapons of; divest of the means of attack or defense. |
| eloquent |
using words well, in a way that others enjoy hearing or reading. |
| embed |
to set firmly in some surrounding material. |
| emotional |
having to do with the feelings, including how one feels about oneself in relation to others. |
| hazard |
danger or risk. |
| hinder |
to hold back or stop the progress of. |
| impair |
to lessen the strength or ability of; damage. |
| kernel |
the most basic part of something; the heart of the matter; core. |
| locale |
a place, especially as the setting of some event. |
| rout1 |
a confused retreat of troops after they have been beaten. |
| withdraw |
to take out or away; remove. |