| compromise |
a settlement of a disagreement in which each side gives up something, or the result of such a settlement. |
| cordial |
warm and friendly; courteous. |
| deliberately |
intentionally or with premeditation. |
| endorsement |
a statement given in support of a person or product, as in an advertisement or political campaign. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| fabulous |
almost impossible to believe; amazing. |
| indicator |
a person or thing that points to or signals something. |
| luster |
the shine of a surface that softly reflects light; glow. |
| pend |
to await judgment or decision. |
| penetrate |
to pierce or go into or through. |
| rant |
to speak or complain loudly and vehemently. |
| rout1 |
a confused retreat of troops after they have been beaten. |
| spectrum |
a band of colors that is formed when light is passed through a prism, or in some other way. The six colors of a spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. |
| thesis |
a statement or proposition put forward and supported by proof or argument. |