| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| adjourn |
to stop the process of a formal meeting or court session, often with the intention of starting again at another time. |
| console1 |
to give comfort in time of loss or suffering; make less sad. |
| devastate |
to destroy or ruin. |
| dilute |
to make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid. |
| disciple |
one who follows a leader or teacher; pupil. |
| emphatic |
forceful, determined, or insistent in speech or action. |
| import |
something that is brought in from another country and usually sold as merchandise. |
| intensive |
highly concentrated in a small space or interval of time. |
| irrelevant |
not having anything to do with the matter being considered or talked about. |
| lexicon |
the set of terms used by an individual, a particular group, or a profession; vocabulary. |
| mull1 |
to think something over; ponder. |
| reciprocal |
involving an exchange, as of feelings, actions, or things, between two parties; mutual. |
| recommend |
to present as something that one can have confidence in; present as something good. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |