| addict |
a person who depends on something, such as a drug, that is usually harmful and cannot be easily given up. |
| berserk |
violently enraged; wildly destructive. |
| consent |
to give permission or approval; agree (often followed by "to"). |
| controversy |
a disagreement; debate. |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| 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. |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| ethics |
the rules of conduct or moral principles of an individual or a group. |
| immense |
very large; huge. |
| isolate |
to set apart or separate so as to be alone. |
| oversee |
to watch over and direct (others or their work); supervise. |
| recede |
to move away or back; become more distant. |
| regulatory |
pertaining to or having the purpose of making or enforcing rules. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| successive |
following one after another. |