| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| attraction |
the act or power of drawing things or people near. |
| baron |
a very powerful financier or industrialist in a particular field. |
| conundrum |
a puzzle or problem with a difficult or impossible solution. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| domination |
the act of controlling or governing by the use of power or influence. |
| expressive |
full of feeling or meaning. |
| fracture |
a break or crack. |
| mirage |
an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. |
| motherly |
of or like a female parent. |
| overhang |
to extend out over. |
| parental |
of or relating to the role of a mother or father. |
| purify |
to make clean or pure. |
| reject |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe. |
| renaissance |
(capitalized) the revival of art, literature, and learning that began in Europe in the 1300s and lasted into the 1600s. During the Renaissance, scholars, writers, and artists took a great interest in the writings and ideas of classical culture. |