immune
relating to the condition of immunity
immunize
perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
mutation
a change or alteration in form or qualities
Scientology
a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment
warrant
formal and explicit approval
dengue fever
an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
strand
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
minimise
make small or insignificant
sodium
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
corrosive
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
suppress
to put down by force or authority
inventory
a detailed list of all the items in stock
argue
have an argument about something
mess
a state of confusion and disorderliness
offender
a person who transgresses moral or civil law
follow suit
do what someone else is doing
patent
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
piracy
the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
undermine
destroy property or hinder normal operations
invoke
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
evoke
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
vow
a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
cutting edge
the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
desalination
the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
reboot
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
outage
a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
seminal
pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen
peculiar
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
disguise
any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
combustion
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
counterpart
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
comparable
able to be compared or worthy of comparison
semantics
the study of language meaning
golden
made from or covered with gold
encrypt
convert ordinary language into code
communication
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
cipher
a secret method of writing
swarm
a group of many things in the air or on the ground
bureau
an administrative unit of government
profound
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
leap
move forward by leaps and bounds
coalition
the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts