| authorize |
to give official permission to; allow or approve. |
| comparable |
nearly the same or equal in degree or quality. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| detain |
to keep from going on; stop or delay. |
| emit |
to send out or give off. |
| grieve |
to feel great sadness; mourn. |
| hazardous |
full of danger; having great or many risks. |
| hover |
to stay hanging in the air, often by quick flapping or spinning. |
| ignorant |
without knowledge or education. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| mock |
to make fun of in a mean way. |
| sophisticated |
having or showing a lot of knowledge or experience; not ignorant or simple. |
| successor |
a person or thing that comes after or follows another. |
| toll2 |
a charge for using a bridge or a road. |
| whet |
to sharpen the cutting edge of (a knife or tool); hone. |