| asylum |
a place that offers safety. |
| authorize |
to give official permission to; allow or approve. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| discriminate |
to judge or treat someone unfairly because he or she belongs to a particular group or category of people (usually followed by "against"). |
| epidemic |
an outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly to many people in one area. |
| logical |
resulting from clear thinking; sound. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| minimal |
of, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size. |
| navigate |
to plan, manage, or control the course of (a ship, aircraft, or the like). |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| sentinel |
one that stands guard or watches; sentry. |
| sheer |
thin or fine enough to see through. |
| simplicity |
the condition or quality of being easy to understand or do. |
| tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and in a cruel way. |