Aurora |
bands or streamers of light that appear in the sky at night in areas around the magnetic poles, caused by solar particles striking atoms in the outer part of the earth's atmosphere. |
authoritative |
accepted as correct and true; reliable as a source of information because said or written by an expert or authority. |
bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
bribe |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
charter |
an official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. |
contour |
the outline of a figure or surface; shape. |
execution |
the act of executing or carrying out. |
inferior |
lower in rank, position, or degree. |
loiter |
to stand around idly. |
metropolitan |
having to do with a large city and the communities around it. |
missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
perish |
to die or be destroyed by violence or in some other way that is not natural. |
political |
having to do with the study or practice of government and its policies. |
scrutiny |
a close and careful inspection. |
toll2 |
a charge for using a bridge or a road. |