| alteration |
the state or process of altering. |
| burly |
having a large, husky, and strong body. |
| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. |
| chaff |
the husks separated from grain by threshing. |
| circumstance |
a condition or fact connected with or having an effect on an event or situation. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| flux |
a state of continuous change or movement. |
| improper |
not correct. |
| inexpensive |
low or moderate in cost. |
| infuse |
to fill or inspire. |
| maintenance |
the act of taking care of or keeping in good condition. |
| offend |
to cause to be angry, annoyed, or insulted. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| repent1 |
to be sorry or feel remorse for sins or transgressions; be penitent. |