| ascend |
to go upward; climb; rise. |
| candid |
without deception or concealment; honest; forthright. |
| compound |
made up of two or more parts or elements. |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| inaugurate |
to start or cause to start formally. |
| intern |
a doctor who recently graduated from medical school and is working with more experienced doctors to finish training. |
| obesity |
the condition of being exceedingly and unhealthily overweight. |
| opus |
a work of fine or literary art, especially a musical composition numbered to indicate its chronological place in the composer's works. |
| picturesque |
as pleasing or interesting to look at as a picture or painting. |
| profitable |
of a business, bringing in more money than is spent; financially successful. |
| prosecutor |
an attorney who tries a case against an accused person in a court of law. |
| skulk |
to hide or wait in hiding; lurk. |
| technician |
a person whose work requires special skills. |
| trek |
a slow or difficult trip. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |