| commitment |
a pledge or obligation to fulfill an act or function. |
| crease |
a fold or dent made by heat or pressure. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| elope |
to run away and marry in secret. |
| endow |
to give money or property to. |
| friction |
the rubbing of objects against each other. |
| insomnia |
difficulty in getting to sleep. |
| kinship |
the state or fact of being a relative or relatives, especially by birth. |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| profitable |
of a business, bringing in more money than is spent; financially successful. |
| quay |
a pier, wharf, or other landing place for loading and unloading boats or ships. |
| rendezvous |
a meeting that has been arranged ahead of time. |
| thereby |
as a result of that; by that means. |
| transcontinental |
going or reaching across a continent. |
| yearn |
to have a strong desire, craving, or wish for something. |