| ajar |
partly opened. |
| breakthrough |
an important discovery in a particular field that encourages an acceleration in knowledge or expertise. |
| consultation |
a meeting for the purpose of exchanging ideas and opinions or for giving or receiving advice. |
| convergence |
the point, line, or the like at which lines, planes, or objects meet. |
| corruption |
activity that is not honest, especially secret, illegal activity. |
| 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. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| incompatible |
not able to be together in a peaceful or happy way. |
| inter |
to bury in a grave or tomb. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| qualitative |
of or concerning the nature or attributes of something, as opposed to its amount. (Cf. quantitative.) |
| repent1 |
to be sorry or feel remorse for sins or transgressions; be penitent. |
| spangle |
a small, thin piece of shiny metal used for decoration on clothing. |
| specific |
pertaining to a particular thing or person and to nothing else of the same kind; particular. |
| strait |
a narrow body of water between two larger bodies. |