| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| exodus |
the leaving of large numbers of people. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| imitative |
of, involving, or characterized by reproduction or copying; not original. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| monumental |
massive, imposing, or extremely conspicuous. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| repertoire |
the stock or list of artistic pieces, such as dramatic or operatic roles, that a player or company of players is prepared to perform. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |