| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| egress |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| onslaught |
a forceful, often sudden, offensive maneuver; attack. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
| unguided |
without someone to lead or escort. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |