| coalition |
an alliance, especially a temporary one, of various factions, parties, or nations. |
| compulsory |
required or necessary. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| drastic |
extreme or severe. |
| edible |
able to be eaten as food; safe. |
| insightful |
keenly perceptive. |
| invaluable |
having value too great to guess or measure; priceless. |
| jubilant |
having or showing great joy; having a happy feeling of success. |
| monitor |
to observe in order to check on. |
| posture |
the general position of or manner of holding the body. |
| ration |
a fixed share or portion. |
| renaissance |
(capitalized) the revival of art, literature, and learning that began in Europe in the 1300s and lasted into the 1600s. During the Renaissance, scholars, writers, and artists took a great interest in the writings and ideas of classical culture. |
| resignation |
the act of giving up a job or other position, or a formal letter announcing this. |
| specialist |
a person who has knowledge or is an expert in a single area of study. |
| spiritual |
of or pertaining to the soul or matters of the soul, the part of a human being that is believed to be the higher or deeper self and not part of the body. |