| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. |
| avalanche |
the sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain. |
| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| camouflage |
a way of hiding something by covering or coloring it so that it looks like its surroundings. The military uses camouflage to hide people, buildings, or vehicles from the enemy. |
| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| correlation |
a relationship or correspondence between two or more things. |
| decline |
to refuse to do, in a polite way. |
| genealogy |
a chart or record showing the ancestors and lines of hereditary descent of a person or group; family tree. |
| herald |
a person who conveys or announces official news; messenger. |
| latency |
the state of being present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| limitation |
that which confines or restricts. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |
| withdrawal |
the state, act, or process of taking back, out, or away. |