| annotate |
to provide (a written work) with explanatory notes or critical commentary. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| carat |
a unit of weight for diamonds and other gems, equal to one-fifth of a gram. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| domain |
the land owned or under the control of a single ruler or government. |
| irritate |
to anger or bother. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| productive |
making or producing easily or in large amounts. |
| realization |
something that has been suddenly understood; insight. |
| restraint |
the act or process of holding oneself back or holding another back. |
| theoretical |
relating to or consisting of an explanation based on abstract reasoning and speculation rather than facts and evidence; hypothetical. |
| translate |
to change into the words of another language. |
| violation |
the act of breaking or breaching a law, rule, or agreement. |
| vista |
a distant view as seen from a particular point or through an opening such as between buildings or trees. |