| bliss |
very great happiness. |
| crusade |
(often capitalized) any of the wars between European Catholics and Middle Eastern Muslims between 1095 and 1291. During these wars, the Catholics tried to take territory away from the Muslims. |
| hardheaded |
not easily moved, manipulated, or duped; shrewd; pragmatic. |
| implication |
something hinted at or suggested, but not said directly. |
| intermediate |
being or happening between two things, stages, positions, or persons; being in the middle. |
| investor |
a person or company that puts money into use for the purpose of making more money. |
| luster |
the shine of a surface that softly reflects light; glow. |
| objective |
a goal or purpose that a person works to achieve; aim. |
| obligate |
to make someone do something because of a law or moral principle. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| perspective |
the way things are seen from a particular point of view. |
| premiere |
a first public performance or showing, as of a film or stage production. |
| subsequent |
coming or happening after; following. |
| unoriginal |
not new or inventive; derived or copied from something else. |
| wrath |
fierce anger. |