| ascend |
to go upward; climb; rise. |
| asylum |
a place that offers safety. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| complex |
difficult to understand. |
| cue1 |
anything done or said during a play that is a signal for an actor to say or do something. |
| essence |
that which makes something what it is; central nature. |
| fathom |
to get to the bottom of or understand completely. |
| impact |
the force of two objects hitting or crashing into each other. |
| infection |
the act of infecting or an instance or condition of being infected. |
| intimate |
very warm, friendly, or close. |
| matchless1 |
being unsurpassed; without peer. |
| paradigm |
an example, model, pattern, or the like. |
| rendezvous |
a meeting that has been arranged ahead of time. |
| temperate |
having neither extremely hot nor extremely cold temperatures and mild weather. |
| vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |