| barter |
to trade services or things for other services or things without using money. |
| concede |
to admit the truth or justice of. |
| curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
| diversify |
to give or introduce variety to or into. |
| exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. |
| gale |
a strong wind of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. |
| mechanism |
the working or moving part or process that causes a result. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| preservation |
protection from loss or damage; the act of preserving. |
| recommend |
to present as something that one can have confidence in; present as something good. |
| stimulus |
something that causes or increases action, feeling, or thought. |
| temperate |
having neither extremely hot nor extremely cold temperatures and mild weather. |
| thunderous |
producing a sound of or like thunder. |
| verbal |
having to do with words. |
| vista |
a distant view as seen from a particular point or through an opening such as between buildings or trees. |