Vocabulary Definitions and Explanations

Vocabulary Definitions

• Pry: To interfere in someone else's private affairs or issues.

• Dent: A small depression or hollow in a surface, often resulting from a blow or impact.

• Bumper: The front or rear protective structure on a vehicle designed to absorb impact.

• Reacquaint: To make familiar again; to introduce someone to someone else again after a period of absence.

• Repulsed: Feeling disgusted or offended; can also mean having a strong aversion to something.

• Miscarriage: The spontaneous loss of a fetus before viability, often before the 20th week of pregnancy.

• Rage: A strong, uncontrolled feeling of anger that can be intense and overwhelming.

• Barren: Describing a woman who is unable to have children; can also refer to a land that is incapable of producing vegetation or crops.

• Assisted Living Facility: A residential option for older adults that provides personal care services while promoting independence.

• Petty: Minor or trivial; of little importance or significance.

• Gash: A deep cut or injury to the flesh that is usually long and severe.

• Nick: A slight cut or a small notch; can also refer informally to a small injury.

• Grim: Serious, forbidding, or miserable; an expression or tone that portrays darkness or severity.

• Restrain: To hold back or control someone or something; to restrict certain actions or movements.

• Restraining Order: A legal order issued by a court to protect a person by prohibiting another individual from making contact or approaching them.

• Manslaughter: The unlawful killing of a human being without premeditation or intent to kill, often considered a less severe form of homicide.

• Liase: To establish a working relationship or communication between two parties, often to facilitate actions.

• Evict: To remove someone from a property, typically through legal means due to failure to comply with lease agreements or payments.