| analogy |
similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. |
| bizarre |
strikingly odd or unusual, especially in appearance or behavior. |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. |
| drab |
not bright; dull. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| engagement |
a meeting with someone at a certain time; appointment. |
| heroic |
noble and courageous. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| indifferent |
without interest or concern; not caring. |
| logic |
the process of drawing conclusions based on known principles or facts; reasoning. |
| mortality |
the quality or state of being destined to die. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |
| theology |
the study of religion, especially the relations between God and the universe as expressed in religious doctrine, revelation, and scripture. |
| urban |
of or having to do with a city or town. |