| addict |
a person who depends on something, such as a drug, that is usually harmful and cannot be easily given up. |
| assay |
to try out or test. |
| bureau |
a chest of drawers. |
| certainty |
the state of being sure or confident. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| despicable |
worthy of hatred or contempt; worthless; low. |
| elegance |
the quality of refinement, taste, and grace, especially when combined with richness of decoration or design. |
| element |
a part of any whole. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| faulty |
having imperfections, flaws, or defects. |
| insider |
one with privileged knowledge or access to it. |
| obesity |
the condition of being exceedingly and unhealthily overweight. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
| tarnish |
to dull the luster or color of. |
| visionary |
a person with a unique capability to predict what will become important in the future. |