| Term | Definition |
| acknowledge | admit to be true; admit; concede |
| bicker | quarrel over pretty things; wrangle; squabble |
| cluster | number of similar things growing or grouped together; bunch |
| dispassionately | in a calm manner; calmly; coolly |
| evince | display clearly; show; reveal |
| fade | grow dim; lose brightness or color; disappear gradually; wither |
| persist | go on resolutely despite opposition, warnings, or pleas; persevere |
| significance | quality of being important |
| soar | fly upward; move upward;rise; ascend |
| traverse | pass through or over; cross |