| acknowledge |
to admit the truth or existence of. |
| ambassador |
a person who is sent by the government of one country to be its official representative in another country. |
| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. |
| crypt |
a burial chamber or underground vault, especially one beneath a church. |
| fanatic |
a person who is enthusiastic about something in a way that is extreme or not reasonable. |
| furlough |
a vacation for a person in the military. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| linger |
to remain or be slow to leave. |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| reception |
the act or process of receiving. |
| tamper |
to meddle in something when one is not asked, and so change or damage it (usually followed by "with"). |
| tangible |
capable of being touched or perceived by touch. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |