acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
analyze |
to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain. |
cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
confidence |
a sense of trust or faith in a person or thing, or in oneself. |
eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. |
indigestion |
difficulty in digesting food. |
ordain |
to admit to the clergy as a priest, minister, or rabbi in a formal ceremony. |
premiere |
a first public performance or showing, as of a film or stage production. |
presume |
to take for granted; assume. |
proliferation |
the act of spreading or multiplying rapidly. |
revive |
to bring back into use or popularity. |
supplementary |
additional; extra. |
tolerant |
willing to accept or respect what is different in others, especially their beliefs and customs. |
transmission |
the act of sending or carrying from one person, place, or thing to another. |
treacherous |
betraying or likely to betray trust; false. |