| acknowledgment |
the act of acknowledging. |
| advocacy |
the giving of support to an idea, person, or cause. |
| ancestry |
line of descent; lineage. |
| animation |
the act or result of causing something to become lively or active. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. |
| exclude |
to leave out; keep out. |
| hoax |
an act meant to trick or deceive. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| integration |
the process of bringing all parts together into a whole. |
| overemphasize |
to stress too much; give too much importance to. |
| royalty |
a member of a king or queen's family, or all such persons as a group. |
| self-deprecation |
the act of belittling or disparaging oneself. |
| shudder |
to tremble or give a sudden shiver. |
| symmetry |
a state in which both sides of something are balanced in size, form, or arrangement. |