| agony |
great or intense pain and suffering in the mind or body, usually over a long period of time. |
| contraption |
(informal) a mechanical device, sometimes of odd design or construction; gadget. |
| counterpart |
someone or something that is just like or similar to another. |
| demonstration |
an activity that shows how something works or how it is made. |
| esteem |
to have a high opinion of; respect; honor. |
| expansion |
the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| imperial |
having to do with an empire or an emperor. |
| internal |
located on the inside; inner. |
| intervention |
the act of interfering so as to prevent something from happening |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| perspective |
the way things are seen from a particular point of view. |
| selective |
very careful in choosing. |
| toll2 |
a charge for using a bridge or a road. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |