| amid |
among or surrounded by. |
| anticipate |
to look forward to; expect. |
| causal |
being or involving a cause. |
| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. |
| consult |
to look to for advice or information. |
| disposal |
a giving away or a getting rid of something. |
| drone2 |
to talk in a boring voice without changing one's tone. |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. |
| encounter |
a brief, chance meeting. |
| excess |
more than is needed or usual; extra. |
| germinate |
to start or cause to start growth; sprout. |
| ironically |
contrary to what seemed likely at first or to what one would naturally predict. |
| persuasive |
having the ability to cause another to do or believe something. |
| reactive |
characterized by reaction or response to a stimulus; tending to react. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |