| acronym |
a word formed by putting together the first letters or parts of a series of words in a longer phrase. |
| ambiguity |
uncertainty or vagueness in meaning, intention, or the like. |
| consciousness |
the physical condition of being awake and aware. |
| deliberately |
intentionally or with premeditation. |
| formerly |
in the past; in a time before now. |
| historian |
one who writes about or is an expert on history. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| lull |
to calm or cause to sleep. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
| optimist |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.) |
| peerless |
having no equal; unmatched in excellence. |
| productivity |
the capacity for manufacturing things or doing any work that yields measurable results. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |
| uncertain |
not known for sure; not definite. |
| understandable |
able to be tolerated or sympathized with. |