| complex |
difficult to understand. |
| 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. |
| convene |
to gather or come together for a meeting. |
| coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. |
| ethic |
(plural) an individual's or group's moral principles. |
| friction |
the rubbing of objects against each other. |
| imaginable |
possible to picture or conceive. |
| locale |
a place, especially as the setting of some event. |
| maneuver |
to move to a desired position or goal using strategy or skill. |
| mirage |
an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. |
| passport |
an official document that shows that the holder is a citizen of a country. A passport gives one the right to travel in other countries and return to one's own country. |
| pathology |
the scientific study of the causes, nature, and results of bodily disease. |
| procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. |
| renegade |
a member who rejects the common beliefs or attitudes of a group such as a religious sect, political party, or business organization. |
| shortage |
an amount that is less than is needed; lack. |