| anthem |
a song of praise or patriotism. |
| asylum |
a place that offers safety. |
| civilization |
an advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as having a system of government and laws, using a written language, and keeping written records. |
| hypothesis |
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. |
| influential |
having power or authority; able to affect others. |
| intensify |
to make stronger, more acute, or more intense. |
| involvement |
the state of having a role in or interest in. |
| register |
to sign up for something by having one's name put on an official list. |
| romance |
a love relationship, either in life or in literature or film. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| sermon |
a talk given during a religious service. |
| suffuse |
of a color, liquid, or the like, to spread throughout or across the surface of. |
| texture |
the feel or look of a surface. |
| untreated |
receiving no medical care or remedy. |
| vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |