| context |
the setting of a word or phrase in speaking or writing that determines or affects its meaning. Context can be pictures, sounds, other words, or physical surroundings. |
| dauntless |
incapable of being discouraged or frightened off; fearless. |
| duplicate |
something that is an exact copy of something else. |
| encore |
"Once more!"; "Again!" |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| hostile |
feeling or showing dislike; unfriendly. |
| immigrate |
to come to live permanently in a country where one was not born. |
| intensity |
strength or energy of thought or action. |
| knack |
a natural talent for something. |
| mull1 |
to think something over; ponder. |
| paradigm |
an example, model, pattern, or the like. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| specific |
pertaining to a particular thing or person and to nothing else of the same kind; particular. |
| successive |
following one after another. |
| surplus |
the amount that goes beyond what is needed or required; an extra amount. |