| amid |
among or surrounded by. |
| committee |
a group of persons chosen to give attention to a particular matter. |
| exclude |
to leave out; keep out. |
| futile |
unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless. |
| harmonize |
to bring into agreement or cause to combine pleasantly or satisfactorily. |
| ignorance |
lack of education or information. |
| indignation |
righteous anger in response to something considered unjust or unworthy. |
| insomnia |
difficulty in getting to sleep. |
| intimate |
very warm, friendly, or close. |
| mince |
to cut into very small, fine pieces. |
| pun |
a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning. |
| sanitary |
free from things that can cause infection; clean; sterile. |
| self-deprecation |
the act of belittling or disparaging oneself. |
| spectacle |
an unusual or splendid sight or public show. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |