| analogy |
similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. |
| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| botany |
the science that studies plants. Botany is a branch of biology. |
| compensate |
to pay or repay. |
| complexity |
the state or condition of being complex or complicated. |
| dictate |
to state or order with authority. |
| diversify |
to give or introduce variety to or into. |
| encompass |
to surround or enclose. |
| heroic |
noble and courageous. |
| poise |
a state or position of balance. |
| prominent |
easy to see or notice because of some difference. |
| regulator |
a person or thing that keeps an activity or action to a certain standard or set of laws. |
| significantly |
in an amount or to an extent that is important; considerably. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |
| transit |
the act of passing over, across, or through; passage. |