| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| category |
a particular section of a main group; class. |
| citadel |
a fortress built on a high place in or near a city. |
| coincidental |
of two things, occurring at the same time, or having some other correspondence, by chance and not as a result of a cause or motive. |
| consult |
to look to for advice or information. |
| delve |
to make a careful, thoroughgoing search, as for information. |
| ebb |
the flowing of the tide away from the land to the sea. |
| encompass |
to surround or enclose. |
| enumeration |
the act or process of naming or listing one by one. |
| innocence |
freedom from guilt, blame, or fault. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| objection |
a statement of not liking or not agreeing with something. |
| refugee |
a person forced to leave his or her home or country to seek safety or protection. |
| similarity |
the state or quality of being similar; resemblance. |
| tarnish |
to dull the luster or color of. |