| accusation |
a statement that another person is guilty of a crime or error. |
| accustomed |
in the habit of (usually followed by "to"). |
| anomaly |
an act or instance of differing from the usual pattern, form, or type; peculiarity; abnormality. |
| autobiography |
the story of a person's life written or told by that person. |
| cylinder |
a solid figure with a shape similar to that of a can, a round flat cake, or a round tube with closed ends. A cylinder has parallel circular faces joined by one curved face. |
| 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. |
| devastate |
to destroy or ruin. |
| endorsement |
a statement given in support of a person or product, as in an advertisement or political campaign. |
| fanciful |
exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| litigation |
the act of engaging in a lawsuit. |
| optimist |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.) |
| proposition |
a suggested plan of action. |
| thwart |
to hinder, oppose, or frustrate. |
| transmission |
the act of sending or carrying from one person, place, or thing to another. |