| botany |
the science that studies plants. Botany is a branch of biology. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| conventional |
put in place by custom or use; traditional. |
| convict |
to find guilty of a crime. |
| daub |
to smear or cover with something soft and sticky, such as paint. |
| decorative |
adding to how attractive a thing is visually. |
| descriptive |
using or full of description. |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| reactive |
characterized by reaction or response to a stimulus; tending to react. |
| render |
to cause to become; make. |
| rivet |
a metal bolt that pins metal plates or other objects together. |
| successive |
following one after another. |
| texture |
the feel or look of a surface. |
| withdrawal |
the state, act, or process of taking back, out, or away. |