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| initial | occurring at the beginning of something |
| initiative | the power or opportunity to do something before others do; the energy and desire that is needed to do something |
| initiate | to cause or start the beginning of something; to formally accept a person as a member of a group or organization usually in a special ceremony |
| finale | the last part of something such as a musical performance, play, etc. |
| confine | to keep someone or something within limits; to prevent someone or something form going beyond a particular limit, area, etc. |
| finite | having limits or a limited number and/or amount |
| infinitesimal | extremely small |
| terminate | to cause something to end; to end in a particular way or at a particular place; to take a job away from someone |
| terminal | causing death eventually; leading finally to death |
| terminology | the special words or phrases that are used in a particular field |
| speculate | to think about something and make guesses about it; to form ideas or theories about something even if there are many things not to know about it |
| spectator | a person who watches an event, show, game, activity, etc., often as part of an audience |
| spectacle | a very impressive show; something that attracts attention because it is very unusual or very shocking |
| kaleidoscope | a tube that has mirrors and loose pieces of colored glass or plastic inside at one end so that you see many different patterns when you turn the tube while looking through the other end |
| microscopic | able to be seen only through a microscope; extremely small |
| horoscope | advice and future predictions based on the date of a person's birth and the positions of the stars and planets |
| tangible | easily seen or recognized; able to be touched or felt |
| contagious | having a sickness that can be passed to someone else by touching |
| contiguous | used to describe thongs that touch each other or are immediately next to each other |
| tactile | relating to the sense of touch |
| conform | to be the same as or similar to something; to obey/agree with something; to do what other poeple do or behave in a way that is accepted by most people |
| formation | something that is formed or created; an orderly arrangement or group of poeple, ships, or airplanes |
| reform | to improve someone or something by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc. |
| formative | used to describe the time when someone or something is growing or being formed |
| construe | to understand an action, event, remark, etc., in a particular way; to understand the meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence |
| obstruct | to slow or block the movement, progress, or action of something or someone; to be in front of something, which makes it difficult to see |
| constructive | helping to develope or improve something; helpful to someone instead of upsetting and negative |
| emigrate | to leave a country or region to live elsewhere |
| immigrant | a person who coems to a country to live there |
| migratory | moving from one place to another at different times of the year; migrating regulary |
| interrogate | to ask someone questions in a thorough and ofter forceful way |
| arrogant | having or showing the insulting attitude of peole who believe that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege that some people have |
| questionable | not likely to be true or correct; giving reason to doubt or question something; likely to be bad or not worthy of trust |
| inquest | an official investigation to find the reason for something |
| conquest | the act of taking control of a country, city, etc., through the use of force |
| querulous | complaining in an annoyed way |
| acquire | to get something to come to own something; to gain a new skill or ability through you own efforts |
| exquisite | finely done or made; very beautiful or delicate; very sensitive or fine |
| inquisition | a harsh and unfair investigation or series of questions |
| ingest | to take something, such as food, into your body; to swallow something |
| gesture | a movement of your body, especially of your hands and arms, that shows or emphasizes an idea or a feeling; something said or done to communicate a particular feeling or attitude |
| gestation | the time when a person or animal is developing inside its mother before it is born; the process by which something, such as an idea, forms and developes |
| transport | to carry someone or something from one place to another; to cause someone to imagine that he or she is in a different place or time |
| export | to send a product to be sold in another country |
| portfolio | a flat case for carrying documents or drawings; a set of drawings, paintings, or photographs that are presented together in a folder |
| transmit | to give or pass information, values, diseases, etc., form one person to another |
| missive | a letter or other written message |
| remittance | an amount of money that is sent as a payment for something |
| emissary | a person who is sent on a mission to represent another person or organization |
