| ascend |
to go upward; climb; rise. |
| bizarre |
strikingly odd or unusual, especially in appearance or behavior. |
| bluff1 |
a hill or shore with steep sides. |
| concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. |
| enliven |
to cause to be lively or cheerful. |
| executive |
a person who has a managing or directing role in a business or government. |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| imaginable |
possible to picture or conceive. |
| metropolitan |
having to do with a large city and the communities around it. |
| percentage |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. |
| reflective |
characterized by or tending to meditation, especially in contrast to abrupt action; thoughtful. |
| technique |
the particular method or way of doing or performing something. |
| transient |
brief in duration; temporary. |
| unique |
being the only one of its type; sole; single. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |