| aggregation |
the act of collecting or being collected into a whole or mass. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| ecological |
of or pertaining to the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| exclude |
to leave out; keep out. |
| fluent |
able to speak or write easily and naturally. |
| generosity |
the condition of being willing and ready to give. |
| inscribe |
to write by carving. |
| overemphasize |
to stress too much; give too much importance to. |
| pathetic |
causing feelings of pity or sorrow. |
| proliferation |
the act of spreading or multiplying rapidly. |
| pun |
a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning. |
| ransack |
to search through thoroughly, especially for items to steal; plunder. |
| remorse |
a feeling of guilt and real sorrow over having done something wrong. |
| strategy |
a plan, method, or series of actions meant to perform a particular goal or effect. |
| temperate |
having neither extremely hot nor extremely cold temperatures and mild weather. |