| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| bliss |
very great happiness. |
| bosom |
the front part of a human being's chest, especially that of a woman. |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. |
| cleanse |
to make clean; remove dirt from. |
| concentration |
close attention; focused mental energy. |
| debris |
scattered pieces left after something has been destroyed. |
| escalate |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size. |
| expend |
to use up. |
| forsake |
to leave or desert. |
| heartland |
a central land area, especially one considered to be economically, politically, or militarily vital to a nation or region. |
| notch |
(informal) a little bit. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| synthetic |
made with chemicals formed in a laboratory instead of something found in nature; man-made; artificial. |
| transcend |
to go beyond or rise above (a common limitation). |