it will read as serious or somber. -apex
It means that the person is Homosexual in nature. Not witty.Matt.
The context of an essay, specifically one that is a writing in your chosen field, would vary depending on the subject.
Extinction is most likely to be caused by environmental conditions. Dramatic changes to the climate can mean that species are no longer adapted to survive.
Depending on the Context, it would likely be either a Watchman or Superintendent.
The Montessori Program
It involves being extremely dramatic in situations that otherwise would not be dramatic. It is not just extremely dramatic acting but over dramatic.
A personal habit from the author.
The etymology and association.
In today's popular thinking about Cleopatra, a Cleopatra allusion would be any girl who gets what she want through sex. A temprtress. A femme fatal.
Meaning "indirect reference" or "bringing something to mind in passing", the term "allusion" can be used in numerous ways in a sentence. Just one example would be, "The author's allusion to her primary source went undetected by all of the reviewers who critiqued her essay."
"AT least as likely as not". Likely: statistically probable. Therefore, meaning, at the minimum something is probable more than it is not at all probable.British English not American English. Context would help!
The answer would be... remarkable team of travelers.