| assess |
to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate. |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. |
| daub |
to smear or cover with something soft and sticky, such as paint. |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. |
| frigid |
very cold; freezing. |
| furtive |
done with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly. |
| imply |
to hint or suggest without saying directly. |
| influential |
having power or authority; able to affect others. |
| inter |
to bury in a grave or tomb. |
| pedestal |
a support or base for a column, statue, or some other object. |
| perish |
to die or be destroyed by violence or in some other way that is not natural. |
| populate |
to live in; inhabit. |
| seminar |
a small class at a university, usually for advanced students, for study and discussion. |
| stance |
the opinions or attitude of someone with regard to something. |
| withstand |
to resist or stand up to; bear. |