| assay |
to try out or test. |
| authenticate |
to prove the genuineness, reality, or validity of. |
| bliss |
very great happiness. |
| compact1 |
to pack closely and tightly together. |
| flank |
the area between the hip and the ribs on either side of the body. |
| gripe |
(informal) to complain continually; nag; grumble. |
| legislature |
a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| motivation |
the condition of being driven or moved to do something by an idea, feeling, or desire. |
| nausea |
a sick feeling in the stomach with the need to vomit. |
| obsolete |
no longer in use. |
| reinforce |
to add strength to or increase the effect of. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |
| unveil |
to remove a covering from, especially to display for the first time. |
| withdrawn |
emotionally distant or unresponsive. |