| ancestry |
line of descent; lineage. |
| continuity |
the quality or state of having no breaks or interruptions. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| hieroglyphic |
a picture or symbol that stands for a word or sound; single hieroglyphic symbol. |
| incidence |
the frequency with which something happens or the range over which it occurs. |
| intentional |
done on purpose; deliberate. |
| locale |
a place, especially as the setting of some event. |
| mirage |
an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. |
| mode |
a way of doing something. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| priority |
precedence, especially because of authority, right, or urgent need. |
| romance |
a love relationship, either in life or in literature or film. |
| simulation |
something that imitates or resembles, or the fact of resemblance itself. |
| sniper |
a soldier who shoots at enemy troops from a concealed position. |