1. Vocabulary Lesson 27 prestige – commanding position in people’s minds
stress – to emphasize; accentuate
stricture – an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
constrict – to compress, squeeze
unrestrained – uncontrolled, freed from
stringent – marked by money scarcity and credit strictness; strict
distress – a state of danger or desperate need
constrain – to secure by bonds or ties
restraint – a control over the expression of one’s emotions or thoughts
straits – a situation of perplexity or trouble