| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. |
| assess |
to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate. |
| bluff1 |
a hill or shore with steep sides. |
| cancel |
to do away with; decide against; call off. |
| conquest |
the act or process of overcoming or defeating. |
| conserve |
to keep safe from loss, waste, or destruction. |
| external |
of the outside or outer part. |
| facility |
a building made or used for a particular activity. |
| fortify |
to give more strength, resistance, or energy to; reinforce. |
| glower |
to look or stare with sullenness, anger, or animosity; scowl. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| romance |
a love relationship, either in life or in literature or film. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| scope |
the range or extent of one's view or thoughts. |
| utmost |
of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; greatest. |