| behalf |
support; aid (used with "in" or "on" and followed by "of"). |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| conditional |
depending on certain circumstances or events. |
| counterpart |
someone or something that is just like or similar to another. |
| indigestion |
difficulty in digesting food. |
| informal |
relaxed in style or feeling; casual. |
| insurgent |
one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government. |
| pact |
an agreement or a sworn promise. |
| preach |
to give a talk on religion that is used to teach; give a sermon. |
| prognosis |
a forecast of the anticipated course of a disease, especially of the likelihood of recovery. |
| relentless |
without mercy or compassion; unyielding or stern. |
| sane |
sound; reasonable. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| tenant |
a person or group that occupies or uses another's house, office, building, or land, especially in exchange for rent. |
| truce |
a stop or end of war that is agreed upon by all groups that participate; armistice. |