| analysis |
a careful study of the parts of something in order to understand more about the whole. |
| cascade |
to fall from one level to the next; flow down like a waterfall. |
| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| cognition |
the mental acts or processes by which knowledge is acquired or processed. |
| escort |
a person or group of people who travel with someone to protect, guide, or guard that person, or to show respect. |
| fabrication |
a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive. |
| freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
| gaunt |
very thin and bony. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| overhang |
to extend out over. |
| previously |
just before another. |
| rant |
to speak or complain loudly and vehemently. |
| restrictive |
characterized by limitations on application. |
| tremor |
a shaking or trembling. |