| acknowledge |
to admit the truth or existence of. |
| authorize |
to give official permission to; allow or approve. |
| boundless |
without limits. |
| civilization |
an advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as having a system of government and laws, using a written language, and keeping written records. |
| consultant |
someone whose job it is to give advice to others on a particular subject; expert. |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| devise |
to invent or think out. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| excel |
to do or perform better than others. |
| inventory |
a complete list of things on hand or in a particular place. |
| luster |
the shine of a surface that softly reflects light; glow. |
| malfunction |
the act or an instance of failing to operate or work properly. |
| pact |
an agreement or a sworn promise. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |