| adorn |
to add beauty to; decorate. |
| anthem |
a song of praise or patriotism. |
| argumentative |
given to quarrels, debate, or violent clashes of opinion, often without a cause; contentious. |
| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. |
| elsewhere |
in or to another place. |
| eventual |
sure to happen at some time in the future. |
| habitat |
the natural environment of an animal or plant. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| ingenious |
clever or creative in setting up or working through problems. |
| mar |
to damage or spoil, especially on the surface or face, but not severely. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| slay |
to kill deliberately and violently. |
| treacherous |
betraying or likely to betray trust; false. |
| waive |
to forgo or give up (a right, claim, or privilege). |