| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |