Aurora |
bands or streamers of light that appear in the sky at night in areas around the magnetic poles, caused by solar particles striking atoms in the outer part of the earth's atmosphere. |
avail |
to be useful or profitable to; be of value to. |
congregate |
to bring or come together to form a group; gather. |
cower |
to crouch or cringe in fear. |
dissent |
to disagree with an opinion or belief held by many others. |
enlighten |
to give information or knowledge to. |
entrust |
to hand over to for the care or protection of. |
exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. |
impulse |
a sudden wish or desire that makes a person want to do something. |
matrix |
an environment that gives form to or provides for the origin or development of something. |
paternal |
having to do with or typical of a father. |
preach |
to give a talk on religion that is used to teach; give a sermon. |
restraint |
the act or process of holding oneself back or holding another back. |
symmetry |
a state in which both sides of something are balanced in size, form, or arrangement. |
vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |