| adaptation |
the act or process of changing or adjusting something to fit in a new role or context. |
| administrative |
of or pertaining to matters of management or to people involved in the daily running of institutions or businesses. |
| cue1 |
anything done or said during a play that is a signal for an actor to say or do something. |
| diminish |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance. |
| distinction |
a mark or feature that makes someone or something different. |
| distinctive |
serving to set apart or mark as distinct or unusual. |
| equivalence |
the state, fact, or condition of being the same in value, amount, importance, or the like. |
| intent1 |
plan; aim; intention. |
| metropolitan |
having to do with a large city and the communities around it. |
| previously |
just before another. |
| proclaim |
to say or state for the public to know. |
| purify |
to make clean or pure. |
| somewhat |
in some measure, degree, or proportion; rather. |
| spectacle |
an unusual or splendid sight or public show. |
| strait |
a narrow body of water between two larger bodies. |