| acquisition |
the act or process of obtaining or making one's own. |
| bias |
an opinion or liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice. |
| confront |
to meet, face, or stand up to boldly. |
| crave |
to need or desire very much. |
| disposition |
a person's usual mood or attitude. |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| fanciful |
exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative. |
| hamper1 |
to get in the way of. |
| intensity |
strength or energy of thought or action. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| pith |
weightiness, significance, or importance. |
| pun |
a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning. |
| reevaluate |
to carefully reconsider the value, worth, or efficacy of; reassess. |
| tantalize |
to tease or torment with the sight or prospect of something desirable but unattainable. |