| animate |
to bring to life. |
| astray |
off the right or known path or course. |
| behalf |
support; aid (used with "in" or "on" and followed by "of"). |
| caption |
the words that describe a picture or graph in a magazine, book, or newspaper. |
| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| continuous |
going on without pausing or stopping; not broken. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| dingy |
dirty or not cared for well. |
| enact |
to make into a law. |
| hypothetical |
based on a premise rather than having substance in reality; supposed. |
| informal |
relaxed in style or feeling; casual. |
| plume |
a large, fluffy, colorful feather. |
| seam |
a line formed by sewing two pieces of fabric together. |
| thereby |
as a result of that; by that means. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |