broaden |
to make or become broad or broader. |
chronological |
according to the order in which things happen. |
compliance |
acquiescence or conformity. |
consequence |
that which follows; result. |
correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
dynamics |
(used with a plural verb) the driving forces at work in any given system or situation. |
genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
graceless |
inappropriate or socially awkward. |
levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
lurid |
sensational; shocking or dramatic. |
luxurious |
giving great comfort or pleasure. |
splendor |
grandeur or magnificence. |
toll2 |
a charge for using a bridge or a road. |
transitional |
of or pertaining to a change from one position, stage, or situation to another. |
velocity |
speed. |