| ajar |
partly opened. |
| audacious |
very bold or adventurous; daring. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. |
| dainty |
small, pretty, and delicate. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. |
| enterprise |
a plan or project that is risky, bold, or difficult to carry out; undertaking. |
| exposure |
the act or process of exposing. |
| fatality |
a sudden or unexpected death. |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| pith |
weightiness, significance, or importance. |
| reform |
the changing of wrong or bad conditions to make them better. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |
| sentiment |
a way of thinking or feeling about something. |
| tamper |
to meddle in something when one is not asked, and so change or damage it (usually followed by "with"). |