| accelerate |
to increase the speed or rate of. |
| accord |
agreement; harmony. |
| assurance |
a statement meant to give confidence. |
| avail |
to be useful or profitable to; be of value to. |
| blemish |
to damage or spoil the perfection of. |
| familiarity |
knowledge or understanding of a particular thing. |
| hearth |
the floor of a fireplace, or the stone or brick area in front of it. |
| hybrid |
the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds. |
| institutional |
of, relating to, or resembling an institution or institutions. |
| mockery |
contempt, derision, or ridicule, or an instance of this. |
| refuge |
a place that protects from danger or difficulty. |
| regulate |
to control by rules or a method. |
| solitude |
the condition of living or being by oneself. |
| stability |
the condition or quality of being steady, fixed, or unchanging. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |