| alleged |
claimed, usually with some amount of evidence, to be as described, although not proven so. |
| ascend |
to go upward; climb; rise. |
| bliss |
very great happiness. |
| congenital |
existing from birth, but usually not hereditary. |
| convex |
having a surface or edge that curves outward like the outside of a ball. |
| desirable |
sexually attractive. |
| determinant |
that which is a factor in causing an outcome. |
| 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. |
| emblem |
an object that stands for something; symbol. |
| marital |
of or concerning marriage. |
| momentary |
lasting only an instant. |
| operative |
being in effect. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| resort |
a place where people go to relax and have fun while on vacation. |
| stimulation |
the act or process of inciting or increasing activity or action in something. |