| biological |
having to do with living things and their life processes. |
| clarify |
to make easier to understand; make clear. |
| competent |
having the skill to do something; capable. |
| exotic |
from a foreign place. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| inscribe |
to write by carving. |
| insider |
one with privileged knowledge or access to it. |
| interrogate |
to question at length and in a thorough way, often for an official purpose. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| obstacle |
something that stops forward movement or progress. |
| quarry |
a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like. |
| renegade |
a member who rejects the common beliefs or attitudes of a group such as a religious sect, political party, or business organization. |
| righteous |
morally upright. |
| royalty |
a member of a king or queen's family, or all such persons as a group. |
| vagabond |
having no permanent home; wandering from place to place; nomadic. |