| acquit |
to free from a charge of breaking the law; declare not guilty. |
| cipher |
a system that substitutes letters and symbols for the letters and symbols contained in a written message in order to conceal its meaning; code. |
| cognition |
the mental acts or processes by which knowledge is acquired or processed. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| descendant |
one who comes from a given ancestor or ancestors. |
| edible |
able to be eaten as food; safe. |
| fascination |
the condition of having one's attention aroused and held, as by charm, beauty, or extreme interest. |
| immigrate |
to come to live permanently in a country where one was not born. |
| macho |
embodying or demonstrating a conception of masculinity emphasizing strength, assertiveness, and dominance. |
| naive |
simple, natural, and unsophisticated; lacking in suspicion. |
| psychologist |
a person who is trained in and works in psychology. |
| reassure |
to make less worried; give back confidence to. |
| reception |
the act or process of receiving. |
| spite |
the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person. |
| squander |
to spend or expend (money, time, or effort) wastefully. |