| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| condense |
to make smaller or less in volume; make more closely packed together; concentrate. |
| consume |
to eat; devour. |
| dependable |
deserving trust or confidence; able to be counted on. |
| derivative |
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else. |
| dictate |
to state or order with authority. |
| factor |
something that has an influence on something that happens or is one of the causes of it. |
| inmate |
someone who is restricted to a jail, hospital, or the like. |
| oppose |
to think, act, or be against; resist. |
| optimist |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.) |
| prescribe |
to order or suggest as a medicine. |
| procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. |
| shrine |
a sacred place or object that is devoted to some holy person or god. |
| 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. |
| strive |
to try or work hard. |