| aloof |
at a distance; apart. |
| analogy |
similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. |
| appreciation |
a feeling of thanks. |
| blemish |
to damage or spoil the perfection of. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| hypothetical |
based on a premise rather than having substance in reality; supposed. |
| irregular |
uneven in shape, arrangement, surface, or some other way. |
| martial |
having to do with war or military activities. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| motherly |
of or like a female parent. |
| passionate |
having or showing strong emotions. |
| rebirth |
a major recurrence, as of a phenomenon; revival. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| significance |
great value; importance. |