| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| indiscriminate |
lacking in judgment and discernment; making no distinctions. |
| judicious |
characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |