| Aurora |
bands or streamers of light that appear in the sky at night in areas around the magnetic poles, caused by solar particles striking atoms in the outer part of the earth's atmosphere. |
| candid |
without deception or concealment; honest; forthright. |
| coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. |
| custody |
the legal right to take care of and control someone or something. |
| domain |
the land owned or under the control of a single ruler or government. |
| factor |
something that has an influence on something that happens or is one of the causes of it. |
| immense |
very large; huge. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| pigment |
anything that is used to or serves to provide color. |
| proprietor |
an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like. |
| reconstruction |
the act or result of rebuilding or remaking. |
| sheer |
thin or fine enough to see through. |
| sniper |
a soldier who shoots at enemy troops from a concealed position. |
| violation |
the act of breaking or breaching a law, rule, or agreement. |
| voluntary |
acting from or done by choice. |