| broaden |
to make or become broad or broader. |
| cognition |
the mental acts or processes by which knowledge is acquired or processed. |
| collision |
an act or instance of coming together with force; crash. |
| construe |
to comprehend or explain the meaning or intention of; assign a meaning to; interpret. |
| editor |
a person who reads and corrects materials for publication. |
| furtive |
done with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly. |
| inquiry |
a question or request for information. |
| involvement |
the state of having a role in or interest in. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| pun |
a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning. |
| scorch |
to burn slightly. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |
| undergraduate |
a college or university student who has not yet earned a degree. |