| carat |
a unit of weight for diamonds and other gems, equal to one-fifth of a gram. |
| char1 |
to cook or burn so that the surface is blackened; scorch. |
| confer |
to give or award. |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| endow |
to give money or property to. |
| enterprise |
a plan or project that is risky, bold, or difficult to carry out; undertaking. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or account for. |
| glower |
to look or stare with sullenness, anger, or animosity; scowl. |
| obstinate |
not willing to change one's ideas; stubborn. |
| omission |
the act of leaving out or the condition of being left out. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| parch |
to make very dry by heating. |
| termination |
the act or an instance of ending, or the fact or condition of being ended. |
| universal |
of, having to do with, or characteristic of the whole world or the world's population. |