| ascend |
to go upward; climb; rise. |
| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| charter |
an official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. |
| compact1 |
to pack closely and tightly together. |
| conceivable |
capable of being thought of or imagined; thinkable. |
| coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. |
| fraud |
the use of lies or tricks to cheat or take advantage of in a way that is often against the law. |
| handicraft |
skill at making things by hand. |
| installation |
the act of installing or condition of being installed. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| mirage |
an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| pioneer |
someone who is one of the first in a culture to explore or live in a place. |
| terminal |
found at or forming the end of something. |