Vocabulary

Charon (moon of Pluto)

to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

overlap

second magnitude star

trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO

suit worn by students when job hunting (usu. dark and plain); interview suit

jello; jelly; gelatin dessert

Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)

low budget; low-budget

radio star

Barnard's Star (star in the constellation Ophiuchus)

modal logic

Hades (god)

baseball played without a second base (children's game)

early departure; leaving ahead of schedule

chipped stone tool; flaked stone tool

Persephone (goddess)

Cronus; Kronos

Gaia hypothesis; Gaia theory; Gaia principle

Gaia theory; Gaia principle; Gaia hypothesis

made by hitting (e.g. striking stone flakes from a tool stone); made using lithic reduction

split-flap display

greater rhea (Rhea americana); common rhea; American rhea

to break off; to knock off

rounding of the lips; rounded (e.g. vowel)

toiletries

candy made from wheat gluten; wheat-gluten snack

candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick

trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO

person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; naked emperor

convex hull

to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record

self-esteem; feeling of self-approval

The Belt and Road Initiative (Chinese development strategy); One Belt, One Road

ransomware

(criminal) conspiracy; conspiracy to commit a crime

two rooms and a combination dining-kitchen

2D; two dimensional

Cobb salad

chopped salad