| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| exposure |
the act or process of exposing. |
| grate1 |
a frame of crossed or parallel metal bars used as a covering or guard over an opening. |
| guilt |
the fact of having done something wrong or having broken a law. |
| initiate |
to cause to begin; start; originate. |
| intimidate |
to cause to become timid or afraid, especially by means of threats. |
| metamorphosis |
a complete change of form, parts, or character. |
| occasionally |
at times; now and then; not frequently. |
| pacify |
to calm or bring back peace of mind to. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| preliminary |
coming before, so as to prepare for something else. |
| recommend |
to present as something that one can have confidence in; present as something good. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |
| urban |
of or having to do with a city or town. |
| utility |
the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness. |