| aggregation |
the act of collecting or being collected into a whole or mass. |
| bate |
to moderate or control; restrain. |
| bypass |
a road that is built to go around a busy area or to avoid something in the way. |
| correspond |
to write letters. |
| courteous |
being polite or showing good manners. |
| dilemma |
a situation that requires a choice between two actions, neither of which will be a good solution. |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. |
| elite |
(usually used with a plural verb) the best, taken collectively. |
| panorama |
a full, wide view of a large area. |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something that might affect one. |
| rebel |
one who fights against or does not obey authority. |
| tamper |
to meddle in something when one is not asked, and so change or damage it (usually followed by "with"). |
| universal |
of, having to do with, or characteristic of the whole world or the world's population. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |