| abbreviate |
to shorten the time or length of. |
| concede |
to admit the truth or justice of. |
| cylinder |
a solid figure with a shape similar to that of a can, a round flat cake, or a round tube with closed ends. A cylinder has parallel circular faces joined by one curved face. |
| enact |
to make into a law. |
| err |
to make a mistake. |
| falter |
to move, speak, or act in a way that is not sure or not steady; stumble. |
| gaunt |
very thin and bony. |
| oversee |
to watch over and direct (others or their work); supervise. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| peril |
the condition of being in danger or at risk. |
| periodic |
happening or appearing at regular times. |
| regulate |
to control by rules or a method. |
| thesis |
a statement or proposition put forward and supported by proof or argument. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |