| botany |
the science that studies plants. Botany is a branch of biology. |
| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| complex |
difficult to understand. |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| disarm |
to take away the weapons of; divest of the means of attack or defense. |
| escapade |
a wild adventure or prank, usually mischievous or mildly wicked. |
| lapse |
a slight failure to meet some accepted standard. |
| matrix |
an environment that gives form to or provides for the origin or development of something. |
| melancholy |
a feeling of sadness or depression. |
| perishable |
likely to spoil or rot in a short time. |
| purify |
to make clean or pure. |
| quay |
a pier, wharf, or other landing place for loading and unloading boats or ships. |
| reflective |
characterized by or tending to meditation, especially in contrast to abrupt action; thoughtful. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| urban |
of or having to do with a city or town. |