| climax |
the most exciting or interesting point in a series of events. |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| extravagant |
spending too much; spending in a foolish or careless way. |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. |
| furlough |
a vacation for a person in the military. |
| harmonic |
in music, related to chords, or different notes played simultaneously. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| optimist |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.) |
| populate |
to live in; inhabit. |
| 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. |
| qualification |
something that makes a person fit for an activity or job. |
| stellar |
brilliant; outstanding. |
| technique |
the particular method or way of doing or performing something. |
| theology |
the study of religion, especially the relations between God and the universe as expressed in religious doctrine, revelation, and scripture. |