| causal |
being or involving a cause. |
| decisive |
able to make firm decisions or end arguments. |
| diminish |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance. |
| doom |
an event or end that one cannot escape; fate; destiny. |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| inhale |
to breathe in; take in by breathing. |
| instance |
a case, example or occasion. |
| penal |
of, concerning, or giving out punishment, especially according to law. |
| prevail |
to emerge as dominant (often followed by "over"). |
| prohibition |
the act of forbidding. |
| quarry |
a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like. |
| rapture |
great happiness, joy, or ecstasy; bliss. |
| scope |
the range or extent of one's view or thoughts. |
| seam |
a line formed by sewing two pieces of fabric together. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |