| aghast |
filled with alarm or horror; shocked. |
| behalf |
support; aid (used with "in" or "on" and followed by "of"). |
| beneficial |
having a good or favorable effect; helpful. |
| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| causal |
being or involving a cause. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| evolution |
the process of changing and adapting to an environment over time. |
| fluent |
able to speak or write easily and naturally. |
| grimy |
covered or filled with dirt or soil; extremely dirty. |
| incidence |
the frequency with which something happens or the range over which it occurs. |
| intimate |
very warm, friendly, or close. |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |
| spokesman |
a man who speaks for one or more other persons. |
| transitional |
of or pertaining to a change from one position, stage, or situation to another. |