| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| 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. |
| bypass |
a road that is built to go around a busy area or to avoid something in the way. |
| contribution |
something that is contributed. |
| ineffective |
producing little or none of the desired or intended impact. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| investment |
that which is invested. |
| linger |
to remain or be slow to leave. |
| mute |
not able or willing to speak; silent. |
| partition |
a wall or partial wall that separates or divides space. |
| recruit |
a soldier who has just joined or been drafted into the armed forces. |
| replication |
the repeating of an experiment under the original conditions. |
| strut |
to walk in a proud or vain manner. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |
| vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |