| akin |
similar in kind or spirit; alike. |
| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| bachelor |
a man who has not married. |
| condense |
to make smaller or less in volume; make more closely packed together; concentrate. |
| cosmos |
the universe considered as a whole. |
| eloquent |
using words well, in a way that others enjoy hearing or reading. |
| furtive |
done with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly. |
| hypothesis |
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. |
| infer |
to make a guess based on facts and observations; conclude. |
| intrigue |
to draw the strong interest of; puzzle; fascinate. |
| oversight |
a lack of paying attention to what one is doing. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| procurement |
the act or process of obtaining something with deliberate effort or care. |
| reception |
the act or process of receiving. |
| resistant |
capable of opposing or willing to oppose. |