| ambassador |
a person who is sent by the government of one country to be its official representative in another country. |
| append |
to add, especially as something extra at the end of a text. |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. |
| commendation |
something, especially an award, that confers honor or distinction. |
| consultation |
a meeting for the purpose of exchanging ideas and opinions or for giving or receiving advice. |
| duration |
the length of time during which something goes on. |
| frigid |
very cold; freezing. |
| gourmet |
a person who loves and knows much about good food and fine wine. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| productivity |
the capacity for manufacturing things or doing any work that yields measurable results. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| sovereignty |
supreme power or authority, especially over a state or other political body. |
| termination |
the act or an instance of ending, or the fact or condition of being ended. |
| valve |
a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe or tube. |