| artistic |
showing skill and imagination in creating. |
| balm |
a soothing, healing ointment, often fragrant. |
| bypass |
a road that is built to go around a busy area or to avoid something in the way. |
| congressional |
(sometimes capitalized) of or pertaining to a legislative congress, especially the U.S. Congress. |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| kinship |
the state or fact of being a relative or relatives, especially by birth. |
| prearrange |
to arrange beforehand or in advance. |
| reconstruction |
the act or result of rebuilding or remaking. |
| stellar |
brilliant; outstanding. |
| subscribe |
to agree to pay for a certain number of issues of a publication such as a magazine. |
| temperate |
having neither extremely hot nor extremely cold temperatures and mild weather. |
| unearth |
to find or reveal by searching. |
| vista |
a distant view as seen from a particular point or through an opening such as between buildings or trees. |
| workmanship |
the art or skill of someone who works with their hands or with machines. |