| acknowledge |
to admit the truth or existence of. |
| allot |
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign. |
| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| construe |
to comprehend or explain the meaning or intention of; assign a meaning to; interpret. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| cultivate |
to make fit for growing plants by plowing, weeding, or adding fertilizer. |
| disciple |
one who follows a leader or teacher; pupil. |
| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. |
| lapse |
a slight failure to meet some accepted standard. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| psychic |
of, caused by, or pertaining to nonphysical, spiritual, or supernatural processes or influences. |
| severity |
strictness; harshness. |
| valiant |
showing or characterized by courage in both spirit and action; brave; heroic. |
| vital |
having to do with life. |