| bachelor |
a man who has not married. |
| blemish |
to damage or spoil the perfection of. |
| boredom |
the state of being bored or of not feeling interested. |
| borne |
past participle of "bear1" with meaning connected with carrying, supporting, or enduring. |
| demographic |
of or relating to the study of human populations, involving statistical analysis of size, distribution, density, migration, fertility, and the like. |
| enlist |
to sign up to serve in the military or in some cause. |
| generosity |
the condition of being willing and ready to give. |
| germinate |
to start or cause to start growth; sprout. |
| lull |
to calm or cause to sleep. |
| overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
| paramount |
most important; chief; highest. |
| preferential |
giving advantage to one over others. |
| provision |
the act of giving something needed; providing. |
| summarize |
to be a concise statement of. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |