| aspiration |
a goal, aim, or ambition. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| covenant |
a usually formal agreement between two or more parties to engage in or refrain from something. |
| enroll |
to enlist or sign up officially. |
| equivalence |
the state, fact, or condition of being the same in value, amount, importance, or the like. |
| evasive |
serving to allow one to avoid, escape, or fail to perform something. |
| haven |
the place where a ship anchors; harbor or port. |
| initiate |
to cause to begin; start; originate. |
| kin |
the members of an extended family together; relatives. |
| parental |
of or relating to the role of a mother or father. |
| smirk |
to smile in a self-satisfied, offensively knowing, or self-conscious way. |
| spite |
the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person. |
| sponsor |
a person who takes responsibility for someone or something. |
| subscribe |
to agree to pay for a certain number of issues of a publication such as a magazine. |
| viable |
capable of germinating, growing, or developing, as a living organism or social organization. |