| ballast |
heavy material placed in a boat or ship to make it more stable. |
| conserve |
to keep safe from loss, waste, or destruction. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| credibility |
the quality of being believable, or the power to cause others to believe. |
| delirium |
a temporary state of mental disturbance sometimes caused by high fever, shock, or intoxication, and characterized by confusion, hallucinations, delusions, disturbed speech, and the like. |
| dither |
to hesitate nervously or vacillate; be irresolute. |
| duplicate |
something that is an exact copy of something else. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| exceed |
to go beyond or do more than. |
| exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. |
| factual |
containing facts; true. |
| jovial |
very cheerful, friendly, and merry; jolly. |
| rivet |
a metal bolt that pins metal plates or other objects together. |
| routinely |
regularly; habitually. |
| symmetry |
a state in which both sides of something are balanced in size, form, or arrangement. |