heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative | |
get in touch with; reach | |
swiftness of action or motion; speed | |
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger | |
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize | |
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds | |
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with | |
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy | |
swiftness of action or motion; speed | |
give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries | |
group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute | |
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with | |
arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous |
region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees | |
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind | |
part or division of poem of some length | |
implying cause-and-effect relationship |
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch | |
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty | |
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with | |
document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of vessel |
wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges | |
hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger | |
gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner | |
brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner | |
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize | |
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass | |
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of |
express an opinion; remark | |
wrinkled; shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges | |
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy | |
full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious |
trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others | |
cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass | |
power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility | |
eating away by chemicals or disease |