the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.

any elementary particle that is subject to the interaction responsible for the short-range attractive force that holds together the nucleus of the atom.

regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur.

the head of a school.

to form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern.

a male admirer or lover.

the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.

moderately slow and even.

a record or account arranged in the order of a calendar.

a school, attended in addition to one's regular school, where students prepare for college entrance examinations.

persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field, especially in the fine arts, literature, and world of fashion.

existing or occurring within the material world.

a subatomic particle similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater.

serving to alter, improve, or rectify; corrective.

warm, welcoming, and hospitable.

a very large, thin traditional Scandinavian cookie prepared by pouring batter into an appliance much like a waffle iron and then rolling the warm cookie around a cone form.

to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.

the thunderbolt of Indra, the Hindu god of rain and thunder.

to change into or pronounce as one unsegmentable, gliding speech sound, as the oi sound of toy and boil.

an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.

the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret.

to foretell or predict.

in the manner of an air or melody.

a tidal bore or flood.

caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician.

of, relating to, or characteristic of the rock-'n'-roll music, fashions, entertainment, etc., of the 1960s, especially in France.

characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content.

a person who likes cats.

of a very deep shade of blue or purple.

a fashionable beach resort.

to wither; shrivel; dry up.

having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.

to insert (an extra day, month, etc.) in the calendar.

to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.