| aspect |
a part or element. |
| assay |
to try out or test. |
| autonomy |
freedom and independence; self-governance. |
| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| courteous |
being polite or showing good manners. |
| engineer |
one who is trained in the use or design of machines or systems. |
| extraordinary |
very unusual; far beyond the ordinary. |
| harmonic |
in music, related to chords, or different notes played simultaneously. |
| inactive |
not moving or operating; inert; quiescent. |
| menace |
that which presents a danger or threat. |
| nestle |
to lie close or curled next to. |
| prevail |
to emerge as dominant (often followed by "over"). |
| regardless |
without concern or thought. |
| sparse |
not thick or dense; scattered in thin amounts. |
| subscribe |
to agree to pay for a certain number of issues of a publication such as a magazine. |