| catalyst |
an agent that causes an interaction between persons or forces without being affected itself. |
| celebrity |
a person who is famous. |
| channel |
a long, narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water. |
| criticize |
to judge what is good or bad in. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| formulation |
the process or result of clear, methodical development or articulation. |
| haunt |
to come very often and painfully to the mind or memory of (a person). |
| kinship |
the state or fact of being a relative or relatives, especially by birth. |
| mortality |
the quality or state of being destined to die. |
| petty |
of little importance or interest. |
| sovereignty |
supreme power or authority, especially over a state or other political body. |
| spectrum |
a band of colors that is formed when light is passed through a prism, or in some other way. The six colors of a spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. |
| suffrage |
the right to vote or the exercise of this right. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |
| waver1 |
to move back and forth in a fluttering motion; sway. |