| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in closed or confined places. |
| comprehend |
to understand or grasp the meaning of. |
| debris |
scattered pieces left after something has been destroyed. |
| definitive |
most reliable, complete, or authoritative. |
| fray |
to wear or rub thin. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| notify |
to tell about; give notice of. |
| obesity |
the condition of being exceedingly and unhealthily overweight. |
| presidential |
of or relating to the person or office of a president. |
| valid |
based on truth, fact, or logic. |
| verify |
to make sure of the truth or correctness of. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |