| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| charitable |
generous in donations or benevolent actions for needy persons. |
| clause |
a group of words that has a subject and a verb. Clauses can be part or all of a sentence. |
| consecutive |
following one after another without a break. |
| dilute |
to make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid. |
| evaluate |
to judge the level or value of. |
| forum |
a public meeting to discuss some problem of public or general interest. |
| plaza |
a public square or open space in the center of a town. |
| predatory |
living on the flesh of other animals. |
| presidential |
of or relating to the person or office of a president. |
| proprietary |
or or pertaining to ownership. |
| quarry |
a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like. |
| refund |
to return or pay back. |
| rupture |
the act of breaking open or breaking off. |