| absence |
the fact or condition of being away or not present. |
| basically |
in an important or central way; at heart. |
| captain |
a leader. |
| ceremony |
a formal act or series of acts done in a particular way to honor a special occasion. |
| conference |
a meeting to discuss a particular matter. |
| confuse |
to fail to see the difference between or among. |
| convey |
to carry from one place or person to another. |
| crude |
natural; raw. |
| darken |
to make more shadowy or less light. |
| decode |
to change the symbols in a secret language into ordinary language; decipher. |
| heal |
to make whole or healthy again; cure. |
| phony |
(informal) not real or genuine; fake. |
| stocky |
thick, sturdy, and often short in build or form; stout. |
| subject |
the topic of what is said, written, or studied. |
| tidy |
neat and in order. |