| balm |
a soothing, healing ointment, often fragrant. |
| evasive |
serving to allow one to avoid, escape, or fail to perform something. |
| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| icon |
a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration. |
| immigrate |
to come to live permanently in a country where one was not born. |
| lodge |
to be or become caught or stuck in a certain position. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| profit |
the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount put in at the start or paid out as expenses. |
| prospective |
likely or expected. |
| reduction |
the amount by which a thing has been lessened or reduced. |
| secondary |
not first in importance or value; less important. |
| separation |
the act of dividing or keeping apart or the condition of being kept apart. |
| spasm |
a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |