| avalanche |
the sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain. |
| consolidation |
the act of combining into a whole or mass; unification. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| covenant |
a usually formal agreement between two or more parties to engage in or refrain from something. |
| disarm |
to take away the weapons of; divest of the means of attack or defense. |
| excel |
to do or perform better than others. |
| glutton |
someone who eats an excessive amount, or one who both eats and drinks excessively. |
| humanitarian |
characterized by concern for improving the welfare of people. |
| kernel |
the most basic part of something; the heart of the matter; core. |
| quirky |
characterized by oddities or peculiarities. |
| rendezvous |
a meeting that has been arranged ahead of time. |
| royalty |
a member of a king or queen's family, or all such persons as a group. |
| speculation |
the act or process of thinking, wondering, or guessing about something. |
| stimulus |
something that causes or increases action, feeling, or thought. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |