| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| animation |
the act or result of causing something to become lively or active. |
| authenticate |
to prove the genuineness, reality, or validity of. |
| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| elapse |
to go or slip by; pass or come to an end. |
| enroll |
to enlist or sign up officially. |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or account for. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| glutton |
someone who eats an excessive amount, or one who both eats and drinks excessively. |
| haughty |
proud in a way that shows a low opinion of others; thinking of others as beneath oneself. |
| inquiry |
a question or request for information. |
| mystify |
to confuse or puzzle, often on purpose. |
| polarize |
to cause to concentrate around opposite points. |
| predictable |
able to be foreseen or anticipated. |
| successive |
following one after another. |