| adjacent |
near or next to. |
| await |
to look forward to, or to stay in one place or condition in order to be ready for (someone or something). |
| confer |
to give or award. |
| confidence |
a sense of trust or faith in a person or thing, or in oneself. |
| ecosystem |
a community of living things, together with their environment. |
| incompatible |
not able to be together in a peaceful or happy way. |
| invaluable |
having value too great to guess or measure; priceless. |
| levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| prompt |
to cause to act. |
| rivet |
a metal bolt that pins metal plates or other objects together. |
| sermon |
a talk given during a religious service. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| transcontinental |
going or reaching across a continent. |
| verge |
the border or edge of something. |