| abnormal |
not normal or usual. |
| commendation |
something, especially an award, that confers honor or distinction. |
| delve |
to make a careful, thoroughgoing search, as for information. |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. |
| economics |
the study of how goods and services are produced and distributed. |
| hue |
a particular color, such as sky blue; shade. |
| inevitably |
unavoidably, regardless of any circumstances or attempts at prevention. |
| mere |
being neither more nor better than what is spoken of. |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| passport |
an official document that shows that the holder is a citizen of a country. A passport gives one the right to travel in other countries and return to one's own country. |
| preen |
to dress and groom oneself with great care and satisfaction; primp. |
| recognition |
the act of realizing that one knows someone or something. |
| rueful |
feeling, showing, or causing regret or sorrow. |
| simplify |
to make plainer, easier, or less complex. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |