| acquaint |
to introduce or make familiar (usually followed by "with"). |
| comprise |
to be made up of; consist of. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| opus |
a work of fine or literary art, especially a musical composition numbered to indicate its chronological place in the composer's works. |
| perish |
to die or be destroyed by violence or in some other way that is not natural. |
| qualitative |
of or concerning the nature or attributes of something, as opposed to its amount. (Cf. quantitative.) |
| recommend |
to present as something that one can have confidence in; present as something good. |
| reinforce |
to add strength to or increase the effect of. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
| scrounge |
to seek out and gather, especially by salvaging scraps (often followed by "up" or "together"). |
| spite |
the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person. |
| stellar |
brilliant; outstanding. |
| stern1 |
firm and determined; not flexible. |
| strew |
to scatter or sprinkle. |
| transcontinental |
going or reaching across a continent. |