| accumulate |
to pile up, collect, or gather. |
| alias |
a false name used to hide one's real name. |
| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| approximately |
about; almost exactly. |
| assertive |
forward or aggressive in speech or action. |
| congestion |
the condition of being excessively full, especially the condition of a road or highway being overly filled with traveling vehicles or pedestrians. |
| consequence |
that which follows; result. |
| defamation |
the act of causing damage to the reputation of a person, group, or institution by making unfavorable and unjust statements. |
| displace |
to force out of a home territory or particular place. |
| inward |
in or toward the inside or center. |
| percentage |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. |
| prohibit |
to not allow by law. |
| recede |
to move away or back; become more distant. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |
| turmoil |
a state of great confusion or anxiety; commotion. |