| convenience |
the quality of being useful or handy for someone's purpose or need. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| dynasty |
a series of rulers from the same family or group. |
| eliminate |
to get rid of or destroy. |
| futile |
unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless. |
| hinder |
to hold back or stop the progress of. |
| ideological |
of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and political aims of an individual, group, or institution. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| latency |
the state of being present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| palette |
a thin, oval board, with a thumb hole, on which a painter holds and mixes colors. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| preferential |
giving advantage to one over others. |
| sustain |
to provide with the basic necessities of life. |
| swelter |
to be afflicted by oppressive heat. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |