| asset |
something useful or valuable. |
| complex |
difficult to understand. |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| confer |
to give or award. |
| curator |
one who oversees the activities and tends the collections of a museum, library, or the like. |
| exasperate |
to bother or annoy to the point of causing anger. |
| exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. |
| inevitably |
unavoidably, regardless of any circumstances or attempts at prevention. |
| intertwine |
to twist together, one about the other; interlace or interlock. |
| jubilee |
a particularly celebrated anniversary, such as the fiftieth, or the celebration itself. |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling. |
| minimal |
of, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size. |
| straightforward |
honest, frank, and trustworthy. |
| transcription |
a written or typed copy of something dictated or heard. |
| widespread |
happening or scattered over a large area. |