| abbreviate |
to shorten the time or length of. |
| appreciate |
to be grateful for or to. |
| architecture |
the act or process of designing buildings, or the profession of an architect. |
| attire |
to dress up in fancy clothes. |
| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| conqueror |
one who defeats another. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| excerpt |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work. |
| exempt |
to free from something that others are always required to do; excuse. |
| flourish |
to grow in a strong, healthy way. |
| reception |
the act or process of receiving. |
| render |
to cause to become; make. |
| saunter |
to walk at an unhurried, leisurely pace; stroll. |