| autobiography |
the story of a person's life written or told by that person. |
| cockpit |
the area from which the pilot and crew control an airplane. |
| convene |
to gather or come together for a meeting. |
| editor |
a person who reads and corrects materials for publication. |
| enlist |
to sign up to serve in the military or in some cause. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| marathon |
a race in which participants run 26.2 miles. |
| quirk |
an odd personal trait; idiosyncrasy. |
| resistance |
the act or process of fighting against or opposing something. |
| restraint |
the act or process of holding oneself back or holding another back. |
| routinely |
regularly; habitually. |
| suffuse |
of a color, liquid, or the like, to spread throughout or across the surface of. |
| velocity |
speed. |
| viewpoint |
an opinion. |
| voluntary |
acting from or done by choice. |