| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| collide |
to strike or bump into one another with force. |
| conquer |
to get or overcome by force. |
| experimental |
having to do with testing or experiments. |
| girder |
a heavy beam made of steel or wood used to support the floor or framework of a bridge or building. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| lurid |
sensational; shocking or dramatic. |
| mimic |
to copy or imitate. |
| outlook |
what may come in the future. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| preach |
to give a talk on religion that is used to teach; give a sermon. |
| premium |
the exceptional value or esteem accorded something. |
| smug |
confident of or satisfied with oneself to the point of annoying other people; complacent. |
| urban |
of or having to do with a city or town. |
| vector |
a mathematical expression of direction and magnitude, usually represented by an arrow pointing to the particular direction, with a length proportional to the magnitude. |