| approximate |
nearly exact or correct. |
| educational |
giving knowledge or skill. |
| encompass |
to surround or enclose. |
| ethnic |
of or relating to a group of people who share the same culture, race, or nationality. |
| optimistic |
likely to be hopeful that things will work out well. |
| optimum |
the situation, quantity, degree, or other condition that is most desirable. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| preen |
to dress and groom oneself with great care and satisfaction; primp. |
| psychological |
of or having to do with psychology. |
| quote |
to repeat a passage or information from. |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| saga |
a medieval Nordic or Icelandic prose narrative, especially one describing the historical or legendary exploits of a single person or family. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |
| strategy |
a plan, method, or series of actions meant to perform a particular goal or effect. |
| waive |
to forgo or give up (a right, claim, or privilege). |