| asylum |
a place that offers safety. |
| conversion |
the changing of a person's religious beliefs. |
| curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| horde |
a large number, group, or crowd. |
| inferior |
lower in rank, position, or degree. |
| matchless1 |
being unsurpassed; without peer. |
| mistaken |
being an error. |
| onward |
toward a point or position ahead in space or time. |
| precede |
to come before in time. |
| reverie |
a state of daydreaming, reminiscing, or musing. |
| siege |
a military act of surrounding a city or base, attacking it, and cutting off supplies. The goal of a siege is to force the city or fort to surrender. |
| specify |
to name or otherwise indicate explicitly. |
| standardize |
to cause to conform to a model or rules. |
| unanimous |
in complete agreement. |