| acknowledgment |
the act of acknowledging. |
| comprehensive |
including everything or almost everything; wide in range. |
| conceptual |
of or pertaining to ideas or their formation. |
| contour |
the outline of a figure or surface; shape. |
| feint |
a false movement that is meant to trick an opponent by taking attention away from the real target. |
| inferior |
lower in rank, position, or degree. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| privilege |
a right or benefit that is given only to a certain person, group, or social class. |
| progressive |
moving steadily forward. |
| resent |
to feel anger or bitterness about or toward, especially when something is seen to be unfair. |
| salvation |
the act of saving or being saved from sin or evil, or the condition of being saved. |
| tarry1 |
to delay or postpone starting or acting; linger. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |
| vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |
| 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. |