| acknowledgment |
the act of acknowledging. |
| endow |
to give money or property to. |
| entice |
to lure or tempt, as by calling attention to the possible benefits of an action. |
| evasive |
serving to allow one to avoid, escape, or fail to perform something. |
| futile |
unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless. |
| haphazard |
having no order; without aim or purpose. |
| hovel |
a small, uncomfortable, dirty house or hut. |
| manuscript |
a piece of writing prepared by the author before it becomes a printed article or book. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| ornamental |
of or pertaining to decoration; decorative. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. |
| profit |
the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount put in at the start or paid out as expenses. |
| seismic |
of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake. |
| sustain |
to provide with the basic necessities of life. |
| tolerant |
willing to accept or respect what is different in others, especially their beliefs and customs. |