| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. |
| commendable |
worthy of notice and praise. |
| commute |
to ride or drive a long distance to and from work or school. |
| curator |
one who oversees the activities and tends the collections of a museum, library, or the like. |
| fictional |
existing only in a made-up story and not existing in real life. |
| genre |
a category of artistic work marked by a particular specified form, technique, or content. |
| humanity |
sympathy, concern, or compassion. |
| matrix |
an environment that gives form to or provides for the origin or development of something. |
| off-key |
not on the right musical note or pitch; flat or sharp. |
| preventative |
designed to serve as a hindrance or method of prevention. |
| prolific |
producing young or new growth in abundance; fertile. |
| qualitative |
of or concerning the nature or attributes of something, as opposed to its amount. (Cf. quantitative.) |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| subordinate |
lower in rank or importance; secondary. |
| texture |
the feel or look of a surface. |