| alteration |
the state or process of altering. |
| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. |
| cleave1 |
to adhere tightly; stick fast (usually followed by "to"). |
| commendation |
something, especially an award, that confers honor or distinction. |
| denounce |
to speak out against. |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| harmonize |
to bring into agreement or cause to combine pleasantly or satisfactorily. |
| incite |
to bring about, especially by angering or upsetting. |
| intervention |
the act of interfering so as to prevent something from happening |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| overlook |
to fail to see or notice. |
| pesky |
(informal) pestering or annoying. |
| tamper |
to meddle in something when one is not asked, and so change or damage it (usually followed by "with"). |
| vital |
having to do with life. |