accelerate |
to increase the speed or rate of. |
aggregation |
the act of collecting or being collected into a whole or mass. |
alloy |
a substance made by mixing two or more metals or a metal and another substance. |
appropriation |
the act of taking something as one's own, often without permission. |
bypass |
a road that is built to go around a busy area or to avoid something in the way. |
circumference |
the line that forms the outside edge of a circle or other round figure or area. |
correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
disposable |
meant to be thrown out after use. |
editor |
a person who reads and corrects materials for publication. |
helm |
a wheel or lever used for steering a ship. |
incline |
to slope or slant. |
instructional |
pertaining to or having the purpose of teaching or providing information on a topic. |
outbreak |
a sudden breaking out or increase in activity of disease. |
rational |
based on sound reasoning; sensible. |
rendezvous |
a meeting that has been arranged ahead of time. |