| corrupt | (v) to change from good to bad |
| rupture | (v) to break or burst |
| interrupt | (v) to stop; to break in (usually with questions) |
| restrain | (v) to hold back; to prevent from doing |
| constrict | (v) to squeeze; to make narrow |
| stringent | (adj) strict; tight; severe |
| prestige | (n) respect for a person or thing |
| extensive | (adj) large in area; wide |
| animosity | (n) hostility; ill will |
| chronic | (adj) marked by a long period of time; recurrence (usually pain) |
| credible | (adj) can be believed; reasonable |
| addict | (n) to be devoted to something in an obsessive manner |
| fiction | (n) something produced from imagination; an invented story |
| gingerly | (adv, adj) careful |
| graffiti | (n) drawings or writings on a wall (illegal) |
| hesitate | (v) to hold back a decision; to waver |
| spectator | (n) a person who watches or observes |
| sentimental | (adj) marked by feeling or emotion (ex: childhood photograph) |
| misconstrue | (v) to interpret or understand something incorrectly; misunderstand |
| tangible | (adj) able to be perceived by touch; physically real |
| vacant | (adj) empty; not occupied; free |
| revoke | (v) to call back; to withdraw |
| vital | (adj) necessary for life |
| predecessor | (n) a person who has previously occupied a position that another has taken over |
| agnostic | (n) one who believes that any ultimate reality is unknowable |
| crescent | (n) a narrow curved shape; a quarter moon or smaller |
| meek | (adj) timid; humble;not showing anger |
| laden | (adj) filled with a great quantity |
| remnant | (n) a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
| submissive | (adj) inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |