| convention |
a formal meeting or gathering where people discuss shared interests. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| deficient |
lacking something needed. |
| dialect |
a form of a language that is spoken in a specific region or by a specific group of people. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| extinct |
no longer existing. |
| flank |
the area between the hip and the ribs on either side of the body. |
| hypothetical |
based on a premise rather than having substance in reality; supposed. |
| informal |
relaxed in style or feeling; casual. |
| multitude |
a large number of people, animals, or things. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| ponder |
to think about something deeply and carefully. |
| presumably |
judging by what may reasonably be guessed or predicted. |
| stimulate |
to bring about to activity or action. |
| utilize |
to put to a particular use; use. |