| angular |
having a bony structure, as a person's body. |
| asylum |
a place that offers safety. |
| audible |
heard or able to be heard. |
| hurtle |
to move with great speed and often with great noise. |
| lexicon |
the set of terms used by an individual, a particular group, or a profession; vocabulary. |
| marvel |
a thing, person, or event that causes wonder or amazement. |
| merger |
the combining of two or more companies into one, or the transfer of the property of one company to another. |
| occasional |
happening now and then or not too often. |
| organism |
an individual living thing, such as a plant, an animal, or a germ. |
| petition |
a formal, written request by many people that is made to a person in authority. |
| profit |
the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount put in at the start or paid out as expenses. |
| recognition |
the act of realizing that one knows someone or something. |
| reinforce |
to add strength to or increase the effect of. |
| supple |
easily curved or bent; flexible. |
| taxonomy |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities. |