A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.
broker
[ˈbrō-kər]
Financially ruined, bankrupt.
en route
[än-ˈrüt]
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slump
[ˈsləmp]
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
bizarre
[bə-ˈzär]
Strangely unconventional in style or appearance.
seaweed
[ˈsē-ˌwēd]
Any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp.
dismayed
[dis-ˈmād]
To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy
periscope
[ˈper-ə-ˌskōp]
A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.
crude
[ˈkrüd]
Any substance in its natural state.
esophagus
[i-ˈsä-fə-gəs]
The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
incision
[in-ˈsi-zhən]
A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
cleat
[ˈklēt]
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
crutch
[ˈkrəch]
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
hobo
[ˈhō-(ˌ)bō]
A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
tramp
[ˈtramp]
(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
freight
[ˈfrāt]
Payment for transportation.
panhandle
[ˈpan-ˌhan-dᵊl]
The handle of a pan.
windowsill
[ˈwin-dō-ˌsil]
The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame
radiant
[ˈrā-dē-ənt]
A point source from which radiation is emitted.
aviation
[ˌā-vē-ˈā-shən]
The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
turnpike
[ˈtərn-ˌpīk]
A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile.
tollbooth
[ˈtōl-ˌbüth]
A booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected.
sublime
[sə-ˈblīm]
To sublimate.
rave
[ˈrāv]
An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
favor
[ˈfā-vər]
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
buzzword
[ˈbəz-ˌwərd]
A word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject.
battered
[ˈba-tərd]
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
invoice
[ˈin-ˌvȯis]
A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.
jut
[ˈjət]
Something that sticks out.
rabies
[ˈrā-bēz]
An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.
polio
[ˈpō-lē-ˌō]
A sufferer from poliomyelitis.
gnaw
[ˈnȯ]
To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
parole
[pə-ˈrōl]
The release of a former prisoner under condition of compliance with specific terms.
creaky
[ˈkrē-kē]
Tending to creak
clunker
[ˈkləŋ-kər]
A decrepit motor car.
lotion
[ˈlō-shən]
A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
burst
[ˈbərst]
An act or instance of bursting.
piston
[ˈpi-stən]
A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
crankshaft
[ˈkraŋk-ˌshaft]
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
payoff
[ˈpā-ˌȯf]
A payment.
slammer
[ˈsla-mər]
One who, or that which, slams.
collagen
[ˈkä-lə-jən]
Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.
paralyze
[ˈper-ə-ˌlīz]
To afflict with paralysis.
cutaneous
[kyü-ˈtā-nē-əs]
Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis
vertebrate
[ˈvər-tə-brət]
An animal having a backbone.
plaster
[ˈpla-stər]
A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
carcass
[ˈkär-kəs]
The body of a dead animal.
mannequin
[ˈma-ni-kən]
A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes
blister
[ˈbli-stər]
A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease or infection.
scab
[ˈskab]
An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
endogamy
[en-ˈdä-gə-mē]
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
hormone
[ˈhȯr-ˌmōn]
Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
secretion
[si-ˈkrē-shən]
Any substance that is secreted by an organism
lymph
[ˈlim(p)f]
(poetical) Pure water.
pituitary
[pə-ˈtü-ə-ˌter-ē]
The pituitary gland.
dentistry
[ˈden-tə-strē]
The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
waterproof
[ˈwȯ-tər-ˌprüf]
A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
jeer
[ˈjir]
A mocking remark or reflection.
enamel
[i-ˈna-məl]
An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.