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.