| affirm |
to state or declare as true. |
| bilingual |
able to speak two languages well. |
| boon |
something that is a help or benefit. |
| confidential |
secret. |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| fundamental |
basic; central; serving as a foundation. |
| niche |
a hollow place set into a wall to hold a statue or some other object. |
| nomad |
a member of a group or tribe that has no fixed home and moves from place to place. |
| pedestrian |
a person who is walking. |
| psychology |
the study or science of the mind and of the ways that people feel and act. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| symbolic |
acting as a symbol (often followed by "of"). |
| translate |
to change into the words of another language. |
| visionary |
a person with a unique capability to predict what will become important in the future. |