| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| bolster |
to give support with a cushion or pillow. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |