| academic |
having to do with a school. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| 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. |
| cleanse |
to make clean; remove dirt from. |
| cloak |
a long, loose, outer garment without sleeves. |
| collide |
to strike or bump into one another with force. |
| compromise |
a settlement of a disagreement in which each side gives up something, or the result of such a settlement. |
| dynamics |
(used with a plural verb) the driving forces at work in any given system or situation. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| inflict |
to deal out or strike in a physical attack. |
| jealousy |
a feeling of envy towards another person and what he or she has or can do. |
| naive |
simple, natural, and unsophisticated; lacking in suspicion. |
| premium |
the exceptional value or esteem accorded something. |
| prompt |
to cause to act. |
| renaissance |
(capitalized) the revival of art, literature, and learning that began in Europe in the 1300s and lasted into the 1600s. During the Renaissance, scholars, writers, and artists took a great interest in the writings and ideas of classical culture. |