| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. |
| cavity |
a hollow place or hole. |
| celebrity |
a person who is famous. |
| congenital |
existing from birth, but usually not hereditary. |
| consistency |
agreement or similarity between or among different things. |
| degradation |
the act or process of bringing down or lowering in character or moral purpose. |
| devout |
devoted to religion. |
| excel |
to do or perform better than others. |
| innovate |
to propose or implement a new method, approach, idea, or the like; make inventive changes. |
| inseparable |
impossible or difficult to divide or to conceive of apart; tending to remain together. |
| inventory |
a complete list of things on hand or in a particular place. |
| long-term |
covering an extended period of time. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| siege |
a military act of surrounding a city or base, attacking it, and cutting off supplies. The goal of a siege is to force the city or fort to surrender. |
| turbulent |
marked by episodes of unrest, turmoil, violence, or the like. |