| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| authorize |
to give official permission to; allow or approve. |
| boon |
something that is a help or benefit. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| consultant |
someone whose job it is to give advice to others on a particular subject; expert. |
| functional |
serving a purpose or able to serve the intended purpose. |
| gorge |
a narrow space between rocky cliffs. |
| jubilee |
a particularly celebrated anniversary, such as the fiftieth, or the celebration itself. |
| obsolete |
no longer in use. |
| persuasion |
the act of convincing someone to believe something or do something. |
| 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. |
| questionnaire |
a form that asks for one's opinions about something or for small pieces of information about oneself or one's household. |
| quirky |
characterized by oddities or peculiarities. |
| rebellion |
an armed fight against one's government; uprising. |
| workmanship |
the art or skill of someone who works with their hands or with machines. |