alien |
someone who lives in a country who is not a citizen of that country. |
catalyst |
an agent that causes an interaction between persons or forces without being affected itself. |
charitable |
generous in donations or benevolent actions for needy persons. |
cipher |
a system that substitutes letters and symbols for the letters and symbols contained in a written message in order to conceal its meaning; code. |
corruption |
activity that is not honest, especially secret, illegal activity. |
feint |
a false movement that is meant to trick an opponent by taking attention away from the real target. |
irrelevant |
not having anything to do with the matter being considered or talked about. |
mortal |
not living forever; having to die some day. |
muster |
to cause to come together; assemble. |
mystify |
to confuse or puzzle, often on purpose. |
perishable |
likely to spoil or rot in a short time. |
perspective |
the way things are seen from a particular point of view. |
plush |
a type of cloth having long, soft, thick fibers. |
profitable |
of a business, bringing in more money than is spent; financially successful. |
qualitative |
of or concerning the nature or attributes of something, as opposed to its amount. (Cf. quantitative.) |