abrasion |
a spot or patch that has been scraped, as on the skin. |
accommodate |
to have room for. |
adaptation |
the act or process of changing or adjusting something to fit in a new role or context. |
administrative |
of or pertaining to matters of management or to people involved in the daily running of institutions or businesses. |
aggravate |
to make worse. |
balk |
to stop suddenly and refuse to go on. |
breadth |
the distance measured from one side to the other side of something; width. |
candid |
without deception or concealment; honest; forthright. |
heckler |
one who disrupts a performance or public address with annoying remarks or questions. |
interaction |
action of one upon another or others; action in response to others; influence, or effect. |
oversight |
a lack of paying attention to what one is doing. |
portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
remnant |
a quantity, piece, or part that is left over or remains. |
segregation |
the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups. |
whet |
to sharpen the cutting edge of (a knife or tool); hone. |