| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| assay |
to try out or test. |
| authorize |
to give official permission to; allow or approve. |
| cherish |
to value with great love and care. |
| cipher |
a system that substitutes letters and symbols for the letters and symbols contained in a written message in order to conceal its meaning; code. |
| conclude |
to bring to an end; finish or complete. |
| consumption |
the act or process of using up or consuming. |
| eon |
a very long period of time. |
| factor |
something that has an influence on something that happens or is one of the causes of it. |
| inhibition |
the condition of being held back or prevented from acting, as by one's own fear or embarrassment. |
| merger |
the combining of two or more companies into one, or the transfer of the property of one company to another. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| rapture |
great happiness, joy, or ecstasy; bliss. |
| script |
the written text of a play, movie, or television show. |