| Aurora |
bands or streamers of light that appear in the sky at night in areas around the magnetic poles, caused by solar particles striking atoms in the outer part of the earth's atmosphere. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| furtive |
done with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly. |
| hinder |
to hold back or stop the progress of. |
| hovel |
a small, uncomfortable, dirty house or hut. |
| inflame |
to stir up or intensify. |
| orient |
to find the position of with respect to the points of the compass. |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| secede |
to withdraw from a group or a political union. |
| seminar |
a small class at a university, usually for advanced students, for study and discussion. |
| sentiment |
a way of thinking or feeling about something. |
| sincerity |
a thorough and genuine honesty; candor; earnestness. |
| termination |
the act or an instance of ending, or the fact or condition of being ended. |
| testify |
to state or affirm as fact or truth, especially under oath. |