| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| swathe |
to wrap up, enfold, or bind, especially with a wrapping material or bands. |