| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| jargon |
special words or language used by a particular group or to describe a particular interest. |
| maladjustment |
an inability to bring one's own needs into harmony with the demands of the external environment. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| phenomenal |
amazing or extraordinary. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |