| avail |
to be useful or profitable to; be of value to. |
| brood |
to think or worry a lot about a single subject (usually followed by "on" or "over"). |
| convertible |
able to be changed. |
| decline |
to refuse to do, in a polite way. |
| descriptive |
using or full of description. |
| dislodge |
to remove or force out of a fixed position. |
| hybrid |
the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds. |
| institute |
to bring into being or set in operation. |
| negative |
not helpful or constructive; critical; pessimistic. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| self-deprecation |
the act of belittling or disparaging oneself. |
| suffrage |
the right to vote or the exercise of this right. |
| testify |
to state or affirm as fact or truth, especially under oath. |
| tranquillity |
the condition or quality of being peaceful, untroubled, or calm; serenity. |
| undergraduate |
a college or university student who has not yet earned a degree. |