| accusation |
a statement that another person is guilty of a crime or error. |
| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| convex |
having a surface or edge that curves outward like the outside of a ball. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| gall1 |
impudence; nerve. |
| girder |
a heavy beam made of steel or wood used to support the floor or framework of a bridge or building. |
| impartial |
not favoring one more than another; not prejudiced; fair. |
| inactive |
not moving or operating; inert; quiescent. |
| intensity |
strength or energy of thought or action. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| perfection |
the state or condition of being without a fault or mistake. |
| reckless |
paying no attention to danger; not at all careful. |
| significantly |
in an amount or to an extent that is important; considerably. |
| unoriginal |
not new or inventive; derived or copied from something else. |
| unprecedented |
never before observed or experienced. |