| aloof |
at a distance; apart. |
| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| ballad |
a poem or song that tells a story. |
| beforehand |
ahead of time; at an earlier time. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| delirium |
a temporary state of mental disturbance sometimes caused by high fever, shock, or intoxication, and characterized by confusion, hallucinations, delusions, disturbed speech, and the like. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| equivalence |
the state, fact, or condition of being the same in value, amount, importance, or the like. |
| informal |
relaxed in style or feeling; casual. |
| misplace |
to put in a wrong place; lose. |
| offend |
to cause to be angry, annoyed, or insulted. |
| ordeal |
a painful, difficult experience, or test of one's character. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| synergy |
the combined action or power of two or more things. |
| vengeance |
injury or damage done to a person in return for injury or damage inflicted by him or her; retribution. |