| bard |
in ancient Celtic times, a person who composed and recited or sang epic poetry. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| custody |
the legal right to take care of and control someone or something. |
| employ |
to make use of; use. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| esteem |
to have a high opinion of; respect; honor. |
| fortify |
to give more strength, resistance, or energy to; reinforce. |
| intellect |
the ability to reason and understand. |
| oppose |
to think, act, or be against; resist. |
| prosecution |
the initiating and continuing of legal proceedings against one or more persons. |
| resistant |
capable of opposing or willing to oppose. |
| snub |
to ignore as a way to show dislike, dissatisfaction, or contempt. |
| statistics |
(used with a singular verb) the mathematical study of numerical information, especially representative information about a limited portion of a population that is used to make generalized conclusions about the whole. |
| violate |
to break or fail to keep. |